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In Reply to: RE: Stanton 505-3 cartridge posted by akolegov on October 16, 2014 at 13:43:50
Have you ever used this cartridge? Or are the negative comments simply based on it being a "DJ cartridge" and/or inexpensive?
I own several Stanton 500 bodies and eight different styli. I've played thousands of 78s with it and a fair number of LPs & 45s as well. It is excellent for 78 playback, and with a quality conical or elliptical stylus, gives nice results with microgroove discs. I also own an Audio Technica AT-MONO3-SPMC (high output MC cartridge with 3.0 mil stylus) that cost 5x more than the Stanton. Guess what? The Stanton sounds better! So much for inexpensive being grounds for labeling something junk.
To the Original Poster: If you don't want that cartridge, I will gladly give it a good home and pay postage to get it here.
Follow Ups:
I'm not knocking the 500 specifically; the issue isn't the 500 body, it is the stylus included with the package the OP was being offered.
Given that scratch DJs are even harder on the cantilever than mix DJs, the suspension of the 505 is even stiffer which is fine since it is not intended primarily for music replay, but let's not pretend that it's going to be as good as the hifi alternatives in the same price range.
The (spherical) stylus is in an unknown condition and the cantilever is not optimised for music replay.
Personally, I don't think it is worth investing more money on purchasing a suitable replacement stylus; given the cost of purchasing a high compliance (original) replacment, he might as well look at the options.
I have a large collection of Stanton and Pickering cartridges/styli. In my experience, most of the "NOS" styli on offer are a gamble - Stanton had shocking quality control and many of the NOS styli and cartridges being sold now have defects of one kind or another (or aren't NOS but a used item that could pass off as new visually!) Given my experience with generic replacements, those are also simply not worth the money.
In comparison, a new Ortofon OM10 can be bought from Ebay for around USD50 to 60.
Regards Anthony
"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats
None of them were offensive but neither did they distinguish themselves. I gave up on Stantons and Pickerings many years ago when I got into Shure V-15s and ADCs.
To be completely fair my comments are based on memory. My reaction to these cartridges was pretty black and white. In my memory they are mediocre at best.
Stanton/Pickering did make a very low inductance and low output version of a their top cartridge. The Stanton was a LZ something and the Pickering was a XLZ something or the other (IIRC). Each came with a high end stylus and decent cantilever.
Stanton also made a better series of cartridges than the 500 series. I think their 681 series had a following. I also owned one of these. It was an improvement but left me wanting more.
Ed
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Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
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