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Post Subject: I think my Dynavector 10x4 is showing signs of wear.Posted by Dmitry on: 12/3/2006
This is my first post here, so bear with me if my set-up isn't as sophisticated as yours.
More and more as of late I started to notice that records exhibit surface noise that was less pronounced [or absent] before. I bought this cartridge 5.5 years ago, and it has been in service ever since. I would estimate that it has about 1,000 hours on it, perhaps more. It still tracks fine, and I don't hear any other signs of ageing aside from the increased surface noise. Do you think it's time for a new one?
I would like to stay with the HOMC cartridge because my premplifier does not have the LOMC transformer installed [it's a $500 option from the manufacturer which I hasn't excercised yet].
BTW, do you know whther Dynavector has a trade-in policy?
Here's my set-up -
Nottingham Analogue
Roksan Tabriz arm
Juicy Music Blueberry Extreme preamplifier
300B Set amplifier [home-brewed by a friend]
Klipschorns
Mostly listen to jazz music.
Thanks.
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