I know something like this happens to us all at some point, but it hurts: wife was dusting and bent the needle on my Ortofon 2M Black, which had fewer than 200 hours on it.

I decided to put on a record and relax. It was kind of dim, so I didn't notice anything was amiss, and I set the needle down and heard this blood-curdling screeching sound and my heart just sank.

I'm hurting. There goes $500.

Ouch man. Very ouch.