Replacement Stylus for Stanton 580 EEE
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saunadog
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Nice! So that makes at least 3 owners here.
Stanton681EEES
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Yes but I have a problem with my stylus. It slides out of the body as It plays, strange i know but I didn't believe it till i saw it with my own eyes. I've use a small piece of two sided tape to stop it from doing it.
Stanton681EEES
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Here are two more pics of my 581 posted by the guy i got mine from. I've also included some text from a thread prior to me getting mine.
The 581 is part of the "Stereo Calibration Standard" series of cartridges made by Pickering/Stanton that started in 1962 with Pickering's 381 model, which was a tighter spec'd version of the 380 model from 1959.
In 1963 Pickering introduced the "Stanton Calibration Cartridge" to the Pickering line. It sold for the outrageous price of $49.95. ($346 in today's dollars)
Pickering changed the model numbering sequence for their products going to the XV-15 series in 1965 and spinning off Stanton as a sister company around this time as far as I can tell. The Stanton off-shoot was geared more for professional applications instead of consumer hi-fi, even though the lines were interchangable throughout their history. (i.e., Pickering's XV-3000 was identical to Stanton's 881S. The only difference between them was in the cartridge body color and the shape of the plastic housing for the stylus.)
Stanton claimed the "Stereo Calibration Standard" series name for their own as well as the three digit numbering system for their models. Thus the 481 was Stanton's first in their line of "Stereo Calibration Standard" cartridges. (This model may be an updated, improved version of Pickering's "Stanton Calibration Cartridge" from 1963.) Through the years the model numbers went up as Stanton brought out new cartridges in the series. Thus, the 481 was followed by the 581, 681, 881 and 981 series of cartridges. (For some reason there was never a 781.)
The 581 was the first to feature Stanton's "longhair brush", which was their version of Pickering's "dustamatic" brush.
It's hard trying to document the early Stanton line as it was geared originally for the broadcast and "specialist" market. www.radioshackcatalogs.com is a great resource for this kind of research, but it has it's limits. Radio Shack sold Pickering cartridges up to the mid-60's, but not the separate Stanton line so you can't find info that way. And I have no access to Lafayette catalogs so my research is limited.
But, yes, your cartridge has a pedigree. One generation before the 681 series which has proven to be Stanton's lasting legacy in the hi-fi world.
Last edited: Sep 7, 2010
The 581 is part of the "Stereo Calibration Standard" series of cartridges made by Pickering/Stanton that started in 1962 with Pickering's 381 model, which was a tighter spec'd version of the 380 model from 1959.
In 1963 Pickering introduced the "Stanton Calibration Cartridge" to the Pickering line. It sold for the outrageous price of $49.95. ($346 in today's dollars)
Pickering changed the model numbering sequence for their products going to the XV-15 series in 1965 and spinning off Stanton as a sister company around this time as far as I can tell. The Stanton off-shoot was geared more for professional applications instead of consumer hi-fi, even though the lines were interchangable throughout their history. (i.e., Pickering's XV-3000 was identical to Stanton's 881S. The only difference between them was in the cartridge body color and the shape of the plastic housing for the stylus.)
Stanton claimed the "Stereo Calibration Standard" series name for their own as well as the three digit numbering system for their models. Thus the 481 was Stanton's first in their line of "Stereo Calibration Standard" cartridges. (This model may be an updated, improved version of Pickering's "Stanton Calibration Cartridge" from 1963.) Through the years the model numbers went up as Stanton brought out new cartridges in the series. Thus, the 481 was followed by the 581, 681, 881 and 981 series of cartridges. (For some reason there was never a 781.)
The 581 was the first to feature Stanton's "longhair brush", which was their version of Pickering's "dustamatic" brush.
It's hard trying to document the early Stanton line as it was geared originally for the broadcast and "specialist" market. www.radioshackcatalogs.com is a great resource for this kind of research, but it has it's limits. Radio Shack sold Pickering cartridges up to the mid-60's, but not the separate Stanton line so you can't find info that way. And I have no access to Lafayette catalogs so my research is limited.
But, yes, your cartridge has a pedigree. One generation before the 681 series which has proven to be Stanton's lasting legacy in the hi-fi world.
Last edited: Sep 7, 2010
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orgelbau
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I too am the proud owner of a calibrated 581 with what could very well be the original stylus. It sounds quite a bit better than the 500A that is on my styli roster. This is the cartridge that was installed on my H/K ST-7 when I picked it up a few years ago. It is the one cartridge that tracks on the Rabco tonearm--no matter what.
I just need to find a replacement stylus......
I just need to find a replacement stylus......
