Anyone have a Goldring 1042 cartridge?
I've just finished reconditioining my old Thorens deck, and elected to replace the stylus.
The brand new replacement fits the body (1042) perfectly, however you can't play many records with it, since the stylus is hiding inside the cartridge body area like a turtle might hide its head inside its shell; even the very faintest imperfection in the record throws the stylus around as the cartridge bumps the record.
I spoke to someone very helpful at Goldring who asked me to send it to them directly for modification. I did this, and it was returned by return post, so only missing for one working day, and all sorted.
This played a dozen or so records, and now the stylus has gone into hiding again, so it's going to have to go back again. I can't see anything that I could adjust with any degree of permanency.
I can see a few topics like this online, so it isn't just me that has had or is having this issue.
So far as I know, the tone arm, an SME 3009, is set up perfectly, I had a dealer do this. It does not feel "heavy".
I wanted another 1042 because I recall the SQ being amazing and I had the cartridge already, and in the brief time I've been able to play a few flat-as-a-lake-surface records with it I've been very impressed (even a very slightly fat edge to the record is enough to rule it out and as I've noticed, quite a few have that, rarely are they 100% flat)
But, have Goldring had their day now - is this a big batch of QC faults? Are they now to be avoided in favour of something else? Or am I just very unlucky.. I'm minded to give them one more try before asking for a refund (£215) and getting something else.
I've just finished reconditioining my old Thorens deck, and elected to replace the stylus.
The brand new replacement fits the body (1042) perfectly, however you can't play many records with it, since the stylus is hiding inside the cartridge body area like a turtle might hide its head inside its shell; even the very faintest imperfection in the record throws the stylus around as the cartridge bumps the record.
I spoke to someone very helpful at Goldring who asked me to send it to them directly for modification. I did this, and it was returned by return post, so only missing for one working day, and all sorted.
This played a dozen or so records, and now the stylus has gone into hiding again, so it's going to have to go back again. I can't see anything that I could adjust with any degree of permanency.
I can see a few topics like this online, so it isn't just me that has had or is having this issue.
So far as I know, the tone arm, an SME 3009, is set up perfectly, I had a dealer do this. It does not feel "heavy".
I wanted another 1042 because I recall the SQ being amazing and I had the cartridge already, and in the brief time I've been able to play a few flat-as-a-lake-surface records with it I've been very impressed (even a very slightly fat edge to the record is enough to rule it out and as I've noticed, quite a few have that, rarely are they 100% flat)
But, have Goldring had their day now - is this a big batch of QC faults? Are they now to be avoided in favour of something else? Or am I just very unlucky.. I'm minded to give them one more try before asking for a refund (£215) and getting something else.