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In Reply to: Re: The "S" is a 103 with an elliptical stylus posted by bkearns on August 3, 2005 at 02:12:01:
You are correct that the S has a shibata stylus. I always preferred
the S over the D back then. The S had greater treble detail.
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It may be a Shibata but the data sheet says special elliptical as Brian says above.And to think I sent it out and had a Shibata installed on it! I got it super cheap as an NOS and didn't even play it before the operation.
Cheers!
Hi Garth,I had the stylii on both of my DL-103S changed to an extended profile line contact stylus by the Expert Stylus company.
I was aware, when I made that decision, that I was reducing the "cult status" value of the cartridges by doing so. However, this seemed like the most practical approach.
By many accounts, the Shibata was a very early design for reducing the contact dimension of the stylus in a direction tangential to the groove, but has been superseded by more modern designs.
What in particular do you think is so special about the Shibata stylus?
Also, I'd be interested to know who has started making the Shibata stylus again.
Best regards,
Hi BK,I don't have a particular love affair with the Shibata it's just that the guy I use for this offers it and an elliptical. He sources them from a company in Switzerland, just like about everyone else. Benz, VDh,
Allerts and probably others get their stylus/cantilevers from the same source. Actually it is not a case of "again" making the Shibata but rather still making it.Yes, it is the granddaddy of line contact styli.
So do you have a link or contact details for the guy who offers the Shibata stylus?Best regards,
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