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Originally Posted by greekgod
Dang, can you guys imagine replacing a $15,000 cart after only 500 hours? Or even a $5000 cart? I don't even like the idea of doing it with a $500 cart...lol. It certainly makes me lose desire to upgrade my vinyl set up. That's some seriously expensive per hour play...
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Yeah, no kidding. I had to get my Koetsu Urushi Vermilion retipped back in 2014 and it cost me $2000. Then again, Koetsu completely rebuilds the entire cartridge in the process of installing a new cantilver and stylus.
Still...2 large is not chickenfeed.
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