Apheta issue on rp10

[ciptip]

Hi there,
I would be grateful for an advice on a broken apheta (the first one) mounted on a rega rp10. There is only one channel functioning and I requested for a repair service, but the prices seemed quite hard to swallow (800€ in Germany and 500£ in the UK). My advice request is whether is gonna be sold without the fully functioning cartridge, or it's better to invest in the cartridge repair, considering that a potential buyer would prefer a different one (e.g. a newer apheta).
Thanks!

[ogs]

That sounds more like a exchange to a new cartridge than a repair. Is the UK price from Rega or a retailer? Apheta is on rev. 3 now. Would you be getting the Apheta3?

[ciptip]

Thanks ogs,
The UK price is from Rega, indeed. But a retailer offered me to repair the cartrodge for the same price, stating that their intervention is better than rega's.

[ciptip]

I'm not motivated to invest in vinyl anymore, therefore not happy with the idea of giving extra money for a new apheta3. I would just like to somehow sell the rega rp10 for a decent price.

[ogs]

£500 for the Apheta 3 is quite cheap. It should be possible to sell the RP10 promoting the idea of using the broken cart for a replacement upgrade.

[ciptip]

Oh, sorry, just to avoid a misunderstanding: nobody offered me a trade in for a newer apheta, like the 3rd one. So the 500£ were just for the repair of the old one, apheta1.

[ogs]

I see.. Cross upgrades of MC cartridges are not unusual, but I guess it depends on whether the old model is still available, or in your case repairable. The repair is probably a new cantilever/coil assembly anyway.

[wiresandmore]

You should be able to sell an RP10 very easily, they are sought after and as long as you have the original packaging, easy and safe to ship.

I would sell it without the cartridge and sell the faulty Apheta separately as a “needs repair” unit. I did exactly this with a defective Dynavector cartridge which was damaged and it sold quickly - but you should budget getting around £100/€120 for it or so.

[ciptip]

Thanks mates, cheers!

[ciptip]

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