superdario wrote:

Thinking to buy a Soundsmith SMMC 20E Cartridge but i'm not sure about the longterm use quality. Another option would be retipping one of my other MMC 20S, E or EN Cartridges. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I've had an SMMC20EN for two years and I'm completely happy with it!

But it doesn't sound anything like the B&O carts!

 

This MMC20CL is amazing... It even tracks one record I had discarted 30 years ago (it is new) because no cartridge could track it, even my V15IV!

Beethoven Fifth, Paita, Lodia (a Swiss label long gone which didn't use any compression, a horrible torture). The Soundmith also threw the towel on this one.

🙂

@ Jacques: Good to know that you're happy with your MMC 20CL. Sounds to me, that i don't need a Soundsmith Cartrigde.

@ Søren: My newest purchase was also a MINT SP 15 including box, tools and papers. Mine is from february 1974.

@ Menahem: How would you describe the differences between your Soundsmith SMMC and your retipped shibata MMC?

Not sure you could compare to the original unless you had a recently manufactured one to compare to the newly referbished one. I am sure they were every bit as good (if not better) when they were newly produced!

 

yachadm wrote:

I just received an Axel-retipped MMC20. I chose the Shibata option.  

He redid the suspension as well.

Beautiful sound - a great improvement over the original.

I'm very pleased with his work.

Menahem