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Stanton 680 & 681 stylii fit Pickering XV-15

FYI, most of the Stanton 680 & 681 series, as well as the 881 series of stylii will fit your friend's XV-15 ! So, the cheap and plentiful 680EL .4 x .7 mil is a shoe-in, as well as the 681EEE stylii, for your applications. That 680AL should be fine, too, if the tracking forces are appropriate.
The comment about a conical/spherical used at higher tracking forces than an elliptical, yet wearing records less, is very true.
The MicroLine, FineLine, Micro Ridge etc. tips are designed for impeccably clean LPs, not 45s or older LPs. Those fine line tips can be quite harsh and bright sounding, compared to an elliptical or spherical.
Pickering/Stanton versus Shure is always an easy choice for me.
The Shures can track nicely, but they have no depth, or warmth, compared to the Pickering/Stantons. Warmth means sweeter, and soundstage is very important to many of us. An old console will benefit from a cart that will throw some good imagery, like that XV-15. Happy Listening...

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