[78-L] 1-mil stylus

[Alan Bunting]

Is there some reason why no one has mentioned Esoteric as a  possible source?
Being in the UK I've never used them myself but they seem to have a large range of turntables, cartridges and stylii.  Only one 1 mil though - go here and scroll to very bottom of pagre:
 
http://www.esotericsound.com/CartStyli.htm
 
Alan Bunting


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> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
>Sent: Sunday, 2 December 2012, 22:26
>Subject: Re: [78-L] 1-mil stylus
>  
>Fortunately I'm still using original Shure styli (and guarding them with my 
>wife's life)..the after-market versions are crap.
>
>But I ain't shelling out no $125 for something I might use once every three 
>months. I'll have to put the Stanton under a microscope and see if the tip is 
>ferkakht or just grungy..no idea why it would just "go". (This stylus is also 
>useful on mono Soviet lps.)
>
>dl
>
>On 12/2/2012 5:15 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
>> I haven't seen this in the circular Stanton cartridge-stylus fitting
>> shaft, but in the Shure SC-35 they started making the square shaft
>> slightly smaller about ten years ago.  This causes it to fit very
>> loosely in older cartridge bodies.  I have a bunch of the bodies so I
>> have had to install one of the newer ones.
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] 1-mil stylus
>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> Date: Sun, December 02, 2012 3:58 pm
>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>
>> The entire mounting fitted loosely in the cartridge, not the stylus in
>> the  groove. And the output from this particular stylus has been louder and
>> hissier than with any other elliptical. Oddly enough, there have been one or two
>> discs that it played better than other styli did, and these were somewhat worn
>> Victor Program Transcriptions. (This is an Expert re-tip 2.0 mil. Not impressed.)
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 12/2/2012 3:20 PM, Doug Pomeroy wrote:
>>> Yes, re-tipping is a bit less costly than ordering a whole new stylus.
>>>
>>> But if the cantilever is weak, it's best to get a whole new one. Expert
>>> will remove the stock tip from the new one and install any custom tip
>>> you want.
>>>
>>> For what it's worth, I have never been disappointed with anything I
>>> have purchased from Expert Stylus Company, going back more than
>>> 20 years. I've never had one of their diamond tips fail in any way, and
>>> I am very very hard on them! I've destroyed many cantilevers, but have
>>> never had a diamond come loose, which is simply amazing performance.
>>>
>>> I don't know what David means by "loose fit and far too much chatter",
>>> since that would result from playing a groove too large for a 1 mil tip,
>>> which is obviously not the fault of the tip!
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>> Message: 5
>>>> Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:07:03 -0600
>>>> From: "neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com"<neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] 1-mil stylus
>>>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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>>>> Are re-tips cheaper than replacements?
>>>>
>>>> joe salerno
>>>>
>>>> On 12/2/2012 6:21 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
>>>>> On 02/12/12 05:37, David Lennick wrote:
>>>>>> It looks as if I'm going to have to replace my Stanton 1-mil stylus (for the
>>>>>> 500 cartridge). Who's making replacements these days? And for what it's worth,
>>>>>> I'm not impressed with what I've had from Expert Stylus in other sizes (loose
>>>>>> fit, far too much chatter).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What's out there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dl
>>> Doug Pomeroy
>>> audiofixer at verizon.net
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