exhilaration157
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I got the stylus (D 15 XE MkII from for VMS 15 XE Mk II) from LP gear. It fits the VMS cartridge to replace the never-replaced-since 1980 VMS 20e stylus. It sounds better than the old one for sure. Although I think a new D 20e would be slightly better.
There is no mention of this cartridge VMS 15 XE anywhere except on the box the stylus came in. That is weird. Maybe it was some strange cross of the the FF 15 XE and the VMS 20e that was sold for a short time in a limited area or something. Not even google has answered this question. Its got a red body, which looks cool anyway.
The good news is that it sounds great. I think it is a tipped elliptical as opposed to a nude elliptical, but the diamond dimensions are the same. The LP gear people told me the tracking force was to be set at 1.5-2g. I have it at 1.5g. The 20e was set at 1 g.
There is no mention of this cartridge VMS 15 XE anywhere except on the box the stylus came in. That is weird. Maybe it was some strange cross of the the FF 15 XE and the VMS 20e that was sold for a short time in a limited area or something. Not even google has answered this question. Its got a red body, which looks cool anyway.
The good news is that it sounds great. I think it is a tipped elliptical as opposed to a nude elliptical, but the diamond dimensions are the same. The LP gear people told me the tracking force was to be set at 1.5-2g. I have it at 1.5g. The 20e was set at 1 g.