Decca London Blue Cartridge - Van den Hul re-tipped. Vintage rare hi-fi pick-up

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Thank you for looking at this piece of audio history: A modified Decca London Blue cartridge; re-tipped by A J Van den Hul in 1989. I had the cartridge re-tipped while working at a hi-fi shop and used it for less than 100 hours afterwards, It's been in storage ever since. There is much written about these Decca London cartridges, but they are best heard. The cantilever acts vertically and directly between magnetic coils, millimeters above the records' grooves. It is held centrally by a tie wire. This method of construction is derived from early mono broadcast cartridges and adapted for stereo, hence a shared earth via only three stereo output pins. Many hi-fi reviewers in of the 1980's raved about these cartridges for offering a rare insight into some recordings with their immediacy, unique design and competition-beating resonance of 28KHz (well above audio frequencies - unlike other cartridges with longer cantilevers). On the other hand, many users raved at their cartridges for ruining records, being fussy, not tracking properly, having no internal suspension and having shaky mounting fixings. I note you can now buy Decca clamps to secure the cartridge in an arm which would seem a wise investment for one tempted to try these monsters. This Decca Blue comes with the original slip-on plastic fixings and two screws that fit threads read more

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