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Selling my Benz Micro LP-s cartridge in great condition with around 60-80 hours on it. From a pet and smoke free home Collection from reading area. Will consider offers.
At £1,200, this sits well below the cartridge’s current new price of about £2,490, and it also looks under typical dealer asking levels for the LP-S, which cluster around the equivalent of roughly £4,700–£7,900 depending on market and variant. For an excellent-condition example, that reads as a strong buy rather than an ambitious ask.
The LP-S is one of Benz Micro’s more highly regarded low-output moving-coils: known for fine detail, natural tonal balance, and the kind of ease that suits serious vinyl systems without sounding etched. The big upside is straightforward—if the stylus and suspension are genuinely healthy, you’re getting a reference-level cartridge at a fraction of replacement cost. I’d mainly want confirmation of hours used, original packaging, and whether the cantilever and stylus are pristine, since those matter more than cosmetics here.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Benz Micro is a Swiss hi-fi brand best known for phono cartridges. It traces its roots to the 1980s, when Ernst Benz founded the company and began building a reputation for precision cartridge design. The brand later came under the stewardship of Albert Lukaschek, and production has remained centered in Switzerland, where Benz Micro emphasizes hand-built manufacturing and careful finishing.
Its core product line is moving-coil phono cartridges, with some historical references to earlier moving-magnet and stylus-related work. Benz Micro is not an all-round electronics brand: it does not primarily compete in amplifiers, speakers, DACs, or headphones, but rather focuses on the analog front end for turntables and tonearms. That specialization is part of its identity and appeal.
In the market, Benz Micro sits firmly in the high-end, niche-boutique category. It is widely regarded among analog enthusiasts as a serious cartridge maker, valued for detail, refinement, and musicality. It is not a mass-market label, and its products are aimed at knowledgeable vinyl buyers seeking premium Swiss-built performance.
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