Transfiguration users

[Petrat]

Transfiguration cartridges ceased production a few years ago. A couple of questions for users:
1. What did you replace your Transfiguration with? Anything currently in production that has a similar presentation?
2. Any experience of re-tippers that do a proper job? (i.e. correct stylus and don't screw with Transfig's strengths/sound)

 

[Argonaut]

Retipping Services and Installing a Diamond Cantilever

Since many years, I have had Transfiguration Proteus cartridges in my main analog set up (Brinkmann Balance turntable and SAT tonearm). I also have a Lyra Etna and a Phasemation PP200 mounted on two other turntables. When my first Transfiguration Proteus had to be retipped, Immutable Music...

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[Zero000]

My Orpheus is still going fine, twice re-tipped by Expect Stylus Co, England.

 

[Petrat]

Thanks for the info.

I had a Transfig. Spirit back around the turn of the century. When I bought it, the UK distributor was offering a trade in for new when the cartridge reached the end of its life. Unfortunately when the time came, they no longer offered that deal, so I had it re-tipped by a UK outfit who fitted a Geiger stylus. It sounded very different to the original, so I am a bit wary of re-tips the don't use the correct stylus. However, I believe Anamighty in France do use the correct Ogura PA ones?

I also thought I read something to the effect that the Hyabusa (?) cartridges are very similar in design to the Transfig. ones, and that they would rebuild old Transfiguration carts. Or maybe I imagined that Anybody heard one?

 

[theflattire]

Steve at VAS retipped my Spirit MKIII.
I think we went with an Ogura PA.

 

[shakti]

Mutech is using the generator technology from the former Transfiguration carts, produced as OEM by My Sonic Lab.

very good carts!

Just a new one presented in Munich