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

[J. E. Knox]

Greetings from FixitLand!

David Breneman wrote:

>  From: Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu>
>
>> If you have close to $500 you can get a set of 6 styli that fit a  
>> Stanton
>> 500 cartridge.  They are all diamonds, most are elliptical.  That  
>> way one
>> can choose the needle best suited to the groove of the record you  
>> hope to
>> play.
>
> This has probably been discussed here a hundred times before, but who
> sells these stylus sets?  I'm to the point where I'm seriously  
> considering
> making the investment.

$575 at Garage-A-Records:

http://www.garage-a-records.com/proddetail.php?prod=ArchivalStylusKit

And Kurt Nauck offers a wider assortment of styli from Expert Pickups  
(but at well over $100 EACH).

Take care,


Joe
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