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I have always wondered about this so I thought I would post it here and see what everyone knows about cartridge life. In particular I am talking about a Shelter 90X but in general any new cartridge that has been well cared for, how many hours can one expect to get from it before it's worn out. I have always thought in terms of thousands of hours. Many thousands but this is just a pure guess on my part. Anyone have any knowledgable ideas?
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Topic - How many hours can one expect from a new cartridge - jaiello 04:32:49 04/28/07 (32)
- Re: How many hours can one expect from a new cartridge - Sherlock 09:18:30 04/28/07 (1)
- based on... - analog guy 10:18:55 04/28/07 (0)
- What is the Minimum Magnification You Need to See Wear? n/t - Mel 08:52:49 04/28/07 (3)
- Pick up a cheap school microscope... - Howard K 15:54:04 04/28/07 (0)
- Shure recommends 200x - goofytwoshoes 11:23:00 04/28/07 (0)
- 150 to 200x but - anumber1 10:03:41 04/28/07 (0)
- Do you have a cleaning lady? - Ivan303 07:58:14 04/28/07 (2)
- LOL....Hasn't happened to me yet .... Knock on wood NT - tubesforever 08:18:08 04/28/07 (0)
- Friends don't let firends cue drunk. - Daverz 08:15:41 04/28/07 (0)
- That depends upon how much sonic degradation you can live with,,, - Ray-o-Stat 07:42:13 04/28/07 (0)
- Re: How many hours can one expect from a new cartridge - Munkie_NL 07:22:37 04/28/07 (0)
- the 'cartridge' might be indefinitly but the stylus ... - OMalley 07:08:09 04/28/07 (1)
- Re: the 'cartridge' might be indefinitly but the stylus ... - CBT 11:15:11 04/28/07 (0)
- I've bveen told a completely different story and confusing at that. - Spun1 07:05:05 04/28/07 (0)
- Anywhere from 800 or so for a conical to 2000+ for a - HenryH 05:22:09 04/28/07 (0)
- I think you should get at least 1000 hours out of any diamond stylus.... - John Elison 05:09:45 04/28/07 (16)
- Hey john, 1000 hrs does not sound much - Olly 05:18:52 04/28/07 (15)
- Ortofon claims 600 to 1000 hours, this may be optimistic. - viridian 15:01:27 05/01/07 (0)
- I said "at least" 1000 hours. Jonathan Carr claims 2500 hours for some of his styli. (nt) - John Elison 05:30:05 04/28/07 (0)
- Olly, with a clean stylus platying clean LPs, you should get - HenryH 05:24:54 04/28/07 (12)
- the manufacturer of the magic diamond - analog guy 09:55:18 04/28/07 (5)
- Disagree strongly with his claim. There IS an effect. /nt\ - HenryH 10:06:42 04/28/07 (4)
- another manufacturer... - analog guy 10:16:27 04/28/07 (3)
- Just common sense. True, the diamond is harder than - HenryH 10:25:39 04/28/07 (2)
- it could be... - analog guy 10:44:22 04/28/07 (1)
- Thousands of Hours, Many Years R Possible... - Interstage Tranny 12:31:31 04/28/07 (0)
- Thanks Henry, as I am not familiar with stylus life and - Olly 05:30:33 04/28/07 (5)
- Not veiled at all. I venture to say a vast majority of us have - HenryH 05:38:49 04/28/07 (4)
- Touche'. I couldn't agree with you more Just that some of us pay a lot less to get the same results - Olly 06:26:51 04/28/07 (3)
- Now why do you have to go do that... - anumber1 06:42:18 04/28/07 (2)
- Pity you don't have the same sense of humour that Henry and I were displaying here - Olly 07:06:42 04/28/07 (1)
- Yeah (dripping with sarcasm)... - anumber1 07:14:02 04/28/07 (0)