Retirement eh? I wish I could only we had a surprise package come along 9 years ago (a bit of a miracle really) so early retirement is now out of the window.
I'm pretty sure the Cadenza could be re-tipped no problem but if you want to try the Zyx and are prepared to buy direct then try searching on Ebay for it. Generally it will bring up reputable Japanese dealers which makes things somewhat cheaper. Got mine this way with no problems whatever.
Sorry to hear about your amp, it does sound like a small switch problem rather than anything major.
I used to have a Trichord Dino. You should be able to run the Zyx through this no problem as it will handle low output versions of MC cartridges bearing in mind the Zyx is slightly lower output than your Ortofon.
Hope you track one down OK.
Enjoy your retirement (you lucky sod
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Regards music mine is an eclectic collection. Over the years I have listened to, and ferreted away, just about every genre.
Nowadays I am tending towards more Blues, a little Jazz here and there and even the odd Classical work.
Next step with my set-up is to pay Tom Evans a little visit as he says he's got a nice little upgrade in mind for my Vibe pre-amp - just hope it's not too expensive.
PS For your information my cartridge is the low-output version (not the-H version) and I got it for approx. £150 cheaper than the figures I see on the internet from the likes of Analogue Seduction et al.
PPS You could try here for the Zyx :-
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/jism/item/2098772664399-31-344-n/