The cartridges that come into our laboratory for repair and upgrade services tend to be in a very poor state of health. It is often the case that significant deterioration had occurred over time and went largely unidentified for a period of years. This can result in the listener losing enjoyment and interest in playing their records.

It is a false economy to spend valuable listening time using a poorly-performing cartridge that may also be chewing up your irreplaceable record collection. Diamond wear, suspension fatigue, and the hardening or softening of vital compliance control components can all significantly affect the performance of your cartridge. It is not always easy to identify problems that you have learned to live with over time, but the causes are obvious to trained eyes and ears and can usually be quickly identified and remedied.