cartridge recommendations, and Rega repairs

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"Colin B." <cbigam@somewhereelse.nucleus.com> wrote in message
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> Hey all;
>
> It seems like my current turntable cartridge is wearing out, and it's been
> a long time since it was current (Shure V15, type IV). The turntable is a
> Rega Planar 3 (fairly old, but with an RB300 arm), and the cartidges I'm
> looking at are primarily the Goldring 1006 and the Rega super bias. Any
> opinions on either one, or good alternatives for the same or less money?

**Hang on to your Shure. Fit it up with a MR stylus and you have one Hell of
a decent cartridge. If you don't sell it, send it to me. I'll buy it.

>
> Also, I have a much older Rega table, with the S-shaped tonearm. The
> problem
> though, is that there's a break in the wires leading to the RCA plugs.
> Does
> anyone know where I can get a replacement 5-pin soldered plug that I can
> build new interconnects from, without getting into audiophilia silliness?

**I rather like the audiophile "silly" wires from Van Den Hul. Fairly
expensive, but immensely strong and utterly reliable, PTFE insulated and
pure silver.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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Trevor Wilson <trevor@spamblockrageaudio.com.au> wrote:
>
> "Colin B." <cbigam@somewhereelse.nucleus.com> wrote in message
> news:42ca0fd5@news.nucleus.com...
>> Hey all;
>>
>> It seems like my current turntable cartridge is wearing out, and it's been
>> a long time since it was current (Shure V15, type IV). The turntable is a
>> Rega Planar 3 (fairly old, but with an RB300 arm), and the cartidges I'm
>> looking at are primarily the Goldring 1006 and the Rega super bias. Any
>> opinions on either one, or good alternatives for the same or less money?
>
> **Hang on to your Shure. Fit it up with a MR stylus and you have one Hell of
> a decent cartridge. If you don't sell it, send it to me. I'll buy it.

That's the stylus I've got on it now (VN45MR), and it's very nice--but
wearing out. That stylus appears to no longer be available from anywhere,
though. The stylus replacement specialists now only have thier 'house-brand'
versions of the HE stylus, and are generally asking far more than it's worth.

>> Also, I have a much older Rega table, with the S-shaped tonearm. The
>> problem
>> though, is that there's a break in the wires leading to the RCA plugs.
>> Does
>> anyone know where I can get a replacement 5-pin soldered plug that I can
>> build new interconnects from, without getting into audiophilia silliness?
>
> **I rather like the audiophile "silly" wires from Van Den Hul. Fairly
> expensive, but immensely strong and utterly reliable, PTFE insulated and
> pure silver.

Ah, but that's the tonearm wires themselves--I need the cable from the
base of the tonearm to the plugs, and I'd really rather not have to rewire
the arm.

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"Colin B." <cbigam@somewhereelse.nucleus.com> wrote in message
news:42cab86e@news.nucleus.com...
> Trevor Wilson <trevor@spamblockrageaudio.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> "Colin B." <cbigam@somewhereelse.nucleus.com> wrote in message
>> news:42ca0fd5@news.nucleus.com...
>>> Hey all;
>>>
>>> It seems like my current turntable cartridge is wearing out, and it's
>>> been
>>> a long time since it was current (Shure V15, type IV). The turntable is
>>> a
>>> Rega Planar 3 (fairly old, but with an RB300 arm), and the cartidges I'm
>>> looking at are primarily the Goldring 1006 and the Rega super bias. Any
>>> opinions on either one, or good alternatives for the same or less money?
>>
>> **Hang on to your Shure. Fit it up with a MR stylus and you have one Hell
>> of
>> a decent cartridge. If you don't sell it, send it to me. I'll buy it.
>
> That's the stylus I've got on it now (VN45MR), and it's very nice--but
> wearing out. That stylus appears to no longer be available from anywhere,
> though. The stylus replacement specialists now only have thier
> 'house-brand'
> versions of the HE stylus, and are generally asking far more than it's
> worth.
>
>>> Also, I have a much older Rega table, with the S-shaped tonearm. The
>>> problem
>>> though, is that there's a break in the wires leading to the RCA plugs.
>>> Does
>>> anyone know where I can get a replacement 5-pin soldered plug that I can
>>> build new interconnects from, without getting into audiophilia
>>> silliness?
>>
>> **I rather like the audiophile "silly" wires from Van Den Hul. Fairly
>> expensive, but immensely strong and utterly reliable, PTFE insulated and
>> pure silver.
>
> Ah, but that's the tonearm wires themselves--I need the cable from the
> base of the tonearm to the plugs, and I'd really rather not have to rewire
> the arm.

Try Jerry Raskin's "The Needle Doctor" in the States. He has always had a
large inventory of genuine Shure stylii in stock.

http://www.needledoctor.com/

Harry