Danimal1969
The Tall Guy
Ok, I’m showing my ignorance here. Be warned.
Somehow the world of styrene 45’s passed me by. I was totally unaware of this deviation from “regular” vinyl pressings. The a couple days ago I picked up some 45’s and actually found one pretty nice gem. I was informed that it was styrene and I shouldn’t play it on my “normal” turntable. I dismissed the advice because I am quite happy with my main table and a Van Den Hul cart. But I gave google a chance too and found so much info that I now confused.
If I understand correctly, a conical stylus is what styrene records like and most others will ruin the pressing in short order. I happen to have an old Shure V15 type IV and a Stanton 681. Can somebody tell me what conical stylus I should be looking at for either of these? I guess as a bonus it will be a good stylus for albums of lesser condition as well.
I welcome any opinions here...
Somehow the world of styrene 45’s passed me by. I was totally unaware of this deviation from “regular” vinyl pressings. The a couple days ago I picked up some 45’s and actually found one pretty nice gem. I was informed that it was styrene and I shouldn’t play it on my “normal” turntable. I dismissed the advice because I am quite happy with my main table and a Van Den Hul cart. But I gave google a chance too and found so much info that I now confused.
If I understand correctly, a conical stylus is what styrene records like and most others will ruin the pressing in short order. I happen to have an old Shure V15 type IV and a Stanton 681. Can somebody tell me what conical stylus I should be looking at for either of these? I guess as a bonus it will be a good stylus for albums of lesser condition as well.
I welcome any opinions here...