Hi David,

I haven't tried them but thanks for the link - it went into my B&O bookmarks pronto. I used to be in a similar position - I had a near-new Soundsmith SMMC4 that had an unfortunate encounter with a duster. I tried straightening it only to have it snap off. Aargh! 🙁 I say "used to" cos I eventually threw it away 🙁

As far as the genuine B&O items are concerned, however, I have to wonder how the suspension inside the cartridge would stand up to a re-tip, as I've started to hear here that they are getting close to end of life anyway. A Soundsmith might work out more economical in the long run?

Steve

sighhhhh . my point is : a soundsmith is a soundsmith , a repaired mmc is still a mmc . i just cannot throw it away .

see how the guy responds to my question , it is a real tempt to me .

"Hi, i told you: as good as new. You will not hear a differenz. I made it many times and all the customers told me that. Regards Axel " david

Hi David,

Well, nobody else has chimed in so I'm guessing that there's no previous experience of the guy or his repairs here. Have you Googled him? I just did.

The German eBay had him under two ID's, one selling coffee machines (2759 feedback, 99.9% positive) the other had his audio stuff (6 feedback, 100% positive). Not promising. Then I hit an audio site from the Netherlands - hear dot nl. My Dutch is non-existent but freetranslation dot com decrypted it just enough to tell me that the guy was getting some praise for his service from an established member of the forum. Much more promising. I didn't unravel the entire thread - you can find it it easily enough though by searching on "Axel Schürholz" (with quotes).

Cheers,

Steve 

hi steve ,

thank you very much for your info , you are very helpful . by the way , do you know what is the difference between mmc3 and mmc3R . i saw someone selling this R stylus but don't know what is that .

david

Hi David,

Sorry, been away for a couple of days. MMCR? No, never heard of that variant. Check with the vendor, wouldn't hurt to ask. Did you try schallplattennadeln in the end?

Steve 

hi steve ,

no , i still haven't try schallplattennadeln , but have ordered a new mmc4 from B&O . the stock will be here next week .

regards

david

Hi David,

Shame its not an MMC2 like your broken one, but if you can source a pukka item from B&O that's what I would have opted for too. Lots faster delivery than Soundsmith, too - they can take a month. Enjoy!

Steve