Audio-Technica AT-VMN95SH VM95 Series Shibata replacement stylus

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The grooves of a record are only 2.2 thousandths of an inch (0.0022") wide at the top, and shaped like a V, so a few millimetres difference here and there can make a huge impact on how your music comes out. The cross-section of an Elliptical stylus is an Ellipse, which is a flattened circle, created by taking a Conical shape and shaving slivers off the front and rear, as illustrated below. I will say it is not as "transparent" if you will. But I have noticed no weak spots in bass, mids, or High's. I listen to a lot of Genres and it has shined with each. Jazz especially has just been a joy to hear. I struggle to stop listening because I just enjoy it so much.

X 1.0 mil elliptical diamond - Edison Diamond & very old/worn discs, raw aluminium, RCA home recordings., also Pathé vertical discs Para-toroidal coils improve generating efficiency and offers superb linearity, since leakage of magnetic flux in this continuous and unitised magnetic circuit is low. Permeability of the cores is also optimised through the use of laminated cores. Audio-Technica’s internationally-patented Dual Magnet design replicates the structure of the cutter head. As surprisingly good as the SL7 and SL10 turntables are (and they really are much better than most give them credit for), they remain “hifi” turntables, rather than “high-end”. Thus, the above results are far from conclusive. Contrary to cats squirrel, I consider that an ML is no overkill for your turntable and tonearm, and that you'd be able to hear the difference if compared to a plain elliptical (bonded or nude). Even if you weren't able to extract the most out of the ML (which I think you will), it will be noticeably better than a VMN95EN especially on the inner grooves of challenging albums. The VMN95EN is very good on its own, but it is easy to spot it as worse on a blind test against an ML (at least for me) when given a challenging song.

The Micro-Ridge (or Microline) stylus is a very advanced, computer designed tip shape that comes very close to the shape of a cutting stylus used to produce original master discs. They are difficult to manufacture, and very expensive, but when aligned correctly are capable of the best high-frequency performance with extended record and stylus life. Such performance is made possible by the advanced multilevel “ridge” shape of a MicroLine tip. Stylus for 78 RPM records The images below provide a mental image of the potential benefits of advanced styli. On the left is a conical profile and the one on the right an advanced type. We see the one on the right seats deeper in the groove and exerts lower pressure on the groove walls due to its very narrow vertical footprint and accurate groove tracing capability. Designed to mimic as close as possible a record cutting head/cutting lathe for highest fidelity & lifespan usually fitted to a precision boron , sapphire , ruby or zirconium ultra light & rigid cantilever SAS is a variation on the MicroRidge stylus created and marketed by the Japanese company Jico. There are those who suspect that this stylus is actually supplied by Namiki, see the MicroRidge section above. Interestingly, when viewed under a microscope, this shape looks somewhat similar to a Philips screwdriver but, of course, infinitely smaller. With the naked eye, one cannot see the architectural marvel that the SAS is.

Until 1977, diamond stylus tips used to be made from actual, natural, diamonds. After that, the industrial diamond made its entrance. Made in a lab and chemically identical in structure, artificial diamond is nevertheless said to be slightly less durable than real diamond. Round Shank versus Square ShankPatented by Namiki of Japan in 1983, the MicroRidge is a very complex shape that has been made possible only by using laser-cutting techniques. The MicroRidge stylus almost exactly duplicates the shape of the cutting stylus that produces the original master disc at the vinyl pressing plant. Older Mono records have a U type Groove Mono/78RPM 3.0mil is the accepted norm& Steel Needles for gramophone records Provides a beautiful mid-high range Shibata-signature sound and strong mid-range volume. No use of nuts

Just like the MicroRidge shape, the cross-section of a SAS stylus is very complex and probably best described as a mini Philips screwdriver shape, as illustrated below. The only real downside of Fine Line and Shibata styli is that they require much more precise alignment, as you’ll hear the difference much more readily if they’re sitting off-centre in the groove. If you’re using a stylus like these, use the Align It DS2 to make sure everything is sitting exactly where it should be. Shine bright like a diamond What Ortofon also mentions is that another consideration to be made is that any diamond stylus will begin to exhibit physical changes after approximately 1,000 hours. This can lead to audible results. Also note something more interesting. The minor/major radius dimensions, and footprint for the AT's MicroLine, is exactly the same as Jico's (Namiki's) SAS stylus. I bet they are exactly the same stylusBecause it sits quite wide in the groove, a spherical stylus is cheap to make and really easy to align (that is, get it sitting straight in the groove so that it reads both sides evenly – learn more about alignment here ), you’ll commonly see them on DJ turntables and entry-level hi-fi turntables. The downside is that the broader tip means it can’t get into the groove as well, so a spherical stylus can leave out some of the finer details that make your music sound exciting. A permalloy centre shield plate enables the effective separation of left and right channels, suppressing electrical crosstalk to below 40dB. This is similar to the actual crosstalk value found in the grooves of the record itself. 700 Series