"I am buying a magnifying glass later today to take a look."...

Posted by andyr (M) on December 18, 2014 at 02:37:08

In Reply to: RE: Shrill Sound from Vinyl posted by mike555 on December 17, 2014 at 18:19:11:

A "magnifying glass" won't tell you much more than whether the stylus is clean or not.

To see wear you need to have a microscope with at least x200 magnification and have experience with what you are looking at.

Buy yourself a USB microscope like a Dinolite. They are relatively inexpensive and should be able to be useful, in terms of wear.

Just FYI, here is a pic of a Stanton stylus at x60:

Regards,

Andy

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Topic - Shrill Sound from Vinyl - mike555 17:12:31 12/17/14 (13)

By the time you hear a significant loss of sound quality... - Bry 07:31:19 12/18/14 (0)

RE: Shrill Sound from Vinyl - painter27 18:40:02 12/17/14 (0)

RE: Shrill Sound from Vinyl - bjh 18:27:16 12/17/14 (0)

RE: Shrill Sound from Vinyl - ecl876 17:54:59 12/17/14 (2)

RE: Shrill Sound from Vinyl - mike555 18:19:11 12/17/14 (1)

"I am buying a magnifying glass later today to take a look."... - andyr 02:37:08 12/18/14 (0)

RE: Shrill Sound from Vinyl - oilmanmojo 17:28:37 12/17/14 (0)

Check your stylus. )MT( - J. S. Bach 17:21:34 12/17/14 (5)

RE: Check your stylus. )MT( - mike555 17:28:00 12/17/14 (4)

"How do I tell if it's worn down to the point that is causing this problem?"... - andyr 02:29:14 12/18/14 (0)

RE: Check your stylus. )MT( - John Elison 18:42:55 12/17/14 (0)

Probably meant for any damage. A jeweler's loup will reveal any gross damage. - Opus 33 1/3 17:39:42 12/17/14 (1)

RE: Probably meant for any damage. A jeweler's loup will reveal any gross damage. - Crazy Dave 15:00:17 12/19/14 (0)

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