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In Reply to: RE: Pairing of cartridge to phono pre posted by Awe-d-o-file on September 24, 2016 at 13:37:58:
Whilst I am normally in agreement with your postiings in this case I am less than sure about a recommendation to use a jeweller's loup to check for stylus wear.
A comparatively low magnification loup ( say 10X) will not reveal much more than obvious dirt clinging to the stylus or cantilever. Higher powered loups are difficult to use for this kind of purpose as any slight hand movement or tremor is magnified proportionately.
Aside from spotting any catastrophic damage - like the diamond being parted from the cantilever - there is then a question over what stylus wear looks like or how it should be interpreted ( this point arises with any form of magnification). Please see the link below with a response from Peter Ledermann of Soundsmith whom I would definitley count as an expert in this field. He doubts the ability of just about anyone to have the requisite knowledge.
Mr. Ledermann's response was to a posting of mine where I had suggested the usual "rule of thumb" stylus wear advice of 1,000 hours for a diamond. I had also quoted Jonathan Carr (Lyra) who has suggested 1,000 hrs for his lower priced cartridges and up to a little over 2,000 hours for his top of line cartridges which use the finest diamonds. Both in optimum replay conditions of clean discs.
Interpreting wear also becomes more difficult as stylus profiles become more complex.
So the difficulties involved are sufficiently great for me to have to return to the "rule of thumb" 1,000 hours for a diamond. But either replace it then anyway ( for safety's sake) or get it checked by an expert.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Pairing of cartridge to phono pre - PAR 03:45:53 09/25/16 (5)
- Hours is a good measuring stick - Awe-d-o-file 16:22:45 09/25/16 (0)
- RE: Pairing of cartridge to phono pre - flood2 15:08:05 09/25/16 (3)
- RE: Pairing of cartridge to phono pre - PAR 15:37:44 09/25/16 (2)
- Records are expensive - valvesonly 17:25:44 09/25/16 (1)
- Excellent point! - MannyE 06:02:16 09/26/16 (0)
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