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RE: Stanton/ Pickering cartridge loading

Posted by neobop (A) on December 3, 2013 at 15:03:52

In Reply to: RE: Stanton/ Pickering cartridge loading posted by flood2 on December 2, 2013 at 14:32:26:

Thanks, that's interesting stuff. A few years ago I picked up a NOS 980LZ. I think it was curiosity mostly, as I wanted to hear a LOMM.

The original stylus was unavailable so I got a Pickering D3001E. Then I bought a Jico D98 shibata replacement stylus. Interesting comparison here. The Jico has a decent quality bonded diamond but the platform looks rather tall. The 3001E is a good quality nude round shank. The difference in cantilevers is dramatic. The 3001 is shorter and much thinner. I imagine the eff tip mass of the Jico is much higher. It sounds pretty good though. I guess compared to other brand cantilevers it's still relatively short. Of course the Pickering outperforms it.

Reading about the hit or miss quality of orig styli evokes thoughts of a re-tipper. I get the feeling this cart has potential beyond that with any orig stylus. "They" say the Stereohedron (I, II) is like a Shibata, corresponding to a Shibata 1 and a Shibata 2. What's a Quadrahedron, a line contact?
I think it needs a Microridge or similar on that tiny Pickering cantilever. Maybe an exotic cantilever would put high freq res out in the stratosphere.

neo


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