[78-L] the proper needle specs for playing 78s

[David Lennick]

Sure it is..I don't think styli have been made with anything else in decades.

dl

On 4/9/2012 10:50 AM, leonard schwartz wrote:
> hi
> so your saying a diamond point isnt very good?
>
>
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> Lots of records work better with different styli. A 2.1 mil truncated
> elliptical point is one that I've used for a very long time (an original
> Stanton, not an after-market one) with great success. My other favorite is
> impossible to find, the original Shure 2.5 mil elliptical SS-78E (not the
> after-market and definitely not the N-78-S which is garbage) that goes in the
> SC-35C cartridge, which requires a tracking force of about 5 grams.
>
> dl
>
> On 4/9/2012 10:33 AM, leonard schwartz wrote:
>> hi
>> i have the following specs for my 78 needle..tip material...diamind...tip radius..3 mil..tracking force 1-3 grams....someone if i have the proper
>> needle i wouldent have to worry anout the editing  stuff..
>>
>> lenny
>>
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