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Turntable Preamplifiers


Least expensive functional AT92E.
This is a p-mount cartridge but it comes with an adaptor that allows it to be used
with a 1/2" mount headshell. It's supposed to be a high-compliance version of the AT95E.


Thirty six-odd dollars - around $45will get you a 1/2" mount AT95E or Ortofon Omega.

Cheap conicals 500 hours or less
2) High quality conicals like the Denon 103/103R 800-1000 hours
3) High quality elipticals approximately 1200 hours
4) High quality fine line/micro ridge/Van den Hul/Fritz Geiger etc. 2000-2500 hours


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25 and under
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25 to 50
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200 and above

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Diagnostic fee
 $25 (or $0)


Diagnostic evaluations are $25. If you decide to proceed with a repair, the fee is waived. If you decide to not proceed with repair, you can donate the turntable for parts (if the turntable has value as a parts unit) and the fee is waived.

Parts pricing (includes installation)



New platter belt installed (includes pitch calibration)
$50 – $60
New tonearm drive belt (linear trackers) installed
$50 – 60
New stylus (common aftermarket replacements) installed
$30 – $50
New genuine manufacturer’s stylus installed
$50 and up
New standard headshell (Technics, SME, etc), includes cartridge mounting, installation, alignment, balance. 
$40

Cartridges — price includes installation and alignment





New budget cartridge/stylus Audio Technica CN5625AL conical or AT92ECD elliptical p-mount)
$50
New mid-grade cartridge/stylus Ortofon Omega
$60
New mid-grade cartridge/stylus Audio Technica AT95e
$70
New mid-grade cartridge/stylus Grado Prestige Black2
$75
New premium cartridge/stylus Stanton 680e.v3
$95
New premium cartridge/stylus Grado Prestige Blue2
$125
New audiophile cartridge/stylus Grado Prestige Silver2
$225
New audiophile cartridge/stylus Denon DL-110 high output moving coil — outstanding sound!
$275


Labor charges for single play turntables (includes parts where appropriate)
Mount and align new or used cartridge of your choice
$35
Auto-start/return simple adjustments
$40 – $70
Auto-start/return repair, complex adjustments
$60 – $120
Repair/replace hard-wired RCA cables or plugs
$50
RCA cable replacement for Technics SL-1200 MK2 (includes internal grounding)
$60
Simple speed adjustment (runs consistently slow or fast)
$30
Clean speed controls (inconsistent speed)
$50
Labor charges for complete changer service



Dual 10xx and 12xx (includes steuerpimpel replacement if needed)

$100
BSR (found in many all-in-one stereo units from the ’70s)

$80
Garrard (many will need new idler wheels, if so add $20)

$100
Others (GE, RCA, Voice of Music, Magnavox, Motorola, Columbia, etc)

$80 – 100