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I'm Kai.
Jico SAS discontinued
http://www.jico-stylus.com/announcement_sas.php
Bad news, hopefully they'll come up with something of similar price, quality & availability in the near future... I have a couple cartridge bodies that just lost all their value to meI didn't pay anything for them, but I kept them around to eventually try the SAS with one of them, but I guess I missed that train for the time being at least...
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I'm Kevin.
Why now?
Kevin
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I'm Josie.
That's a real shame... wonder why? They were always good IMO.
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I'm James.
Let's hope they come up with something even better.
Glad I managed to get one of the last ones. Looking on the net across all audio forums there are a great number of people now using the SAS stylus. Maybe their manufacturing method could not keep up with demand?
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
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I'm Josie.
Indeed... an SAS stylus transformed my V15 III... great stuff.
They said it has something to do with obtaining the materials?... no idea what materials but I'm sure a major factor would be down to cost.
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I'm Dave.
Wow, this is bad. There's so many old carts out there where the SAS was the only alternative left.
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I'm Kevin.
Just ordered one from the States.
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I'm James.
Well done Kevin - you won't be disappointed. In fact I think even you did not like it, which I doubt, it will have quite a good resale value!Originally Posted by CageyH
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Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
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My only concern is that I have not been able to test my M55EM body yet, but as they are soon to be "rare" I thought I had better get one while they were still available.
It's likely to be joined by a Grado "gold" stylus and an AT95SA stylus in the next few months for my other bodies.
Kevin
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I'm James.
If your M55e does not work you could always try an M44 -I think they are fairly similar. I have an M44-7 spare if you want to try.
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
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