Two of the complications of the ADCs are that they are moving iron cartridges...-

Posted by viridian on November 21, 2021 at 18:50:15

In Reply to: Original stylus? How many hours on it? Nt posted by viridian on November 21, 2021 at 17:58:55:

...-.of very, very high compliance. It's hard, if not impossible to find replacement stylii that have the right slug of metal on the end of the cantilever and even harder to find one with the correct compliance damper ring and suspension.

The result is not only that they don't sound good, but many just sound wrong. I have a couple of XLMs, as well as Peter Prichard's later design the Sonus, and I have, bought bad sounding replacements and also researched the replacement stylus thing at length, but I remain hopeful that some day there will be a good answer.

For my money I would go with something new. Perhaps Nagaoka, but there is a whole world of choices out there.

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Topic - Vintage cartridge vs New - fstein 17:19:10 11/21/21 (15)

RE: Vintage cartridge vs New - Andy43 11:05:47 11/25/21 (0)

I have a Unitrack - Story 15:04:44 11/23/21 (0)

Magnepan Unitrac I is a very capable tonearm. Should get the most - kff 08:41:15 11/22/21 (0)

I don't think modern cartridges are reinventing anything. - ghost of olddude55 18:00:28 11/21/21 (9)

Well, there's one from Audio Technica that looks like a new design to me.... - John Elison 12:48:20 11/23/21 (6)

I don't mess with vintage carts anymore. - ghost of olddude55 13:52:03 11/23/21 (5)

Odds are not good but you CAN get lucky and find original styli for vintage mm's. - Rick W 14:48:05 11/23/21 (4)

I had a part-time job at an audio store back in the 80s, and ... - Quadzilla 09:34:06 11/24/21 (2)

I don't have a problem with fair prices. - ghost of olddude55 10:35:18 11/24/21 (1)

No, I gave up on the Asylum Trader some time ago. - Quadzilla 11:48:51 11/24/21 (0)

I did find a few. - ghost of olddude55 14:53:50 11/23/21 (0)

I don't think modern cartridges are reinventing anything. - Basher52 07:16:29 11/23/21 (1)

Shures V15III, M95ED, M91ED, M97xe, V15IV, and V15V. - ghost of olddude55 07:30:51 11/23/21 (0)

Original stylus? How many hours on it? Nt - viridian 17:58:55 11/21/21 (1)

Two of the complications of the ADCs are that they are moving iron cartridges...- - viridian 18:50:15 11/21/21 (0)

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