Re: Cost of brand new SP14 / SP14A stylus

sajpratty — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:28:05 GMT

Deffo!

Cheers,

Steve

Re: Cost of brand new SP14 / SP14A stylus

h1npw — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:41:39 GMT

Steve

Many thanks for the advice - sounds like I got a bargain ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130142105971&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=003

Cheers

Nigel

Re: Cost of brand new SP14 / SP14A stylus

sajpratty — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:49:29 GMT

Hi Nigel,

Musonic (they have a co uk website) still list these, limited supply, at £75. Anything less than that off eBay is, therefore, acceptable in my opinion. Actually the eBay prices fluctuate wildly, regardless of whether they are brand new in box/blisterpack or if they are used. Presence of cartridge inside or test certificate doesn't seem to make much difference either. No logic to it at all. £25 off a seller who is used to selling styli (they'll pack properly) is a good aggressive target to aim at - try to wait until there is more than one on auction to dilute the competition, use a stopwatch and be a last second bandit.

For what its worth, I haven't seen any significant wear on these (damage, yes, but legitimate wear, no.) I clean them, pop them under the microscope, and make sure the illumination gets really inside the diamond to show up the surface properly. Set up and view from several angles. I vaguely remember reading somewhere (the old site?) that B&O used to polish them more than normal styli to make them last longer - not sure if that was an urban myth or not.

Cheers,

Steve

Cost of brand new SP14 / SP14A stylus

h1npw — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:22:32 GMT

Does anyone have an idea how much one should expect to pay ?

Cheers

Nigel

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