[78-L] 78 rpm stylus question

[Royal Pemberton]

I listened to the clip.  I can hear a definite 'ringing' character
superimposed on the hiss from the records on the segments using the stylus
Bryan is asking about, that also will affect the music.

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com> wrote:

> If anything the second example of the first side has diminished blasting
> on the horns and a very, very slightly lower level overall, to my ears.
> I hear no hissing artifact on any of the four examples. But that may
> just be due to my aging ears! Haven't tried it with a headset.
> Mal
>
> *******
>
> On 1/7/2013 5:36 AM, Bryan Wright wrote:
> > Occasionally when I buy new 78 styli (either from Esoteric Sound or
> > Expert Stylus), I get one that sounds "different." I usually order
> > truncated elliptical styli in sizes ranging from 2.0 mil to 4.0 mil.
> > I'm accustomed to the general "sound" these styli provide, and I know
> > what I should be hearing. However, once in a while I get a new stylus
> > that produces sound with a light constant "hiss" and a greatly pinched
> > frequency range in which the highs seem to be greatly reduced or
> > virtually gone. I've encountered this same general "altered sound" on
> > about one out of every three or four new styli, and it can affect any
> > sized stylus. Rather than try to describe it further, I've posted an
> > audio sample with four brief clips:
> >
> > http://www.bryanswright.com/2013-stylus-test.wav
> >
> > 1. The first 15 seconds is played with a "normal" 3.0mil TE stylus
> > 2. The next 15 seconds is the same record with a stylus as I describe
> > above (in this case, a 2.8mil TE stylus)
> > 3. The next 20-25 seconds is another record with the "normal" 3.0mil
> > TE stylus
> > 4. The final 20-25 seconds is the same record with the "problem"
> > 2.8mil TE stylus
> >
> > I don't have a microscope to examine these two styli carefully to see
> > what might be causing the different sound. Does anyone here know? Is
> > the 2.8mil stylus in the audio excerpt defective? It isn't always
> > "worse" (sometimes, the reduced frequency range is a blessing on
> > really worn records), but in general, I much prefer the sound of the
> > stylus in the first example above. It sounds much more "open" and
> > "natural" to my ears.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bryan W.
> >
> > _
>
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