Stanton D71EE Opinion?

[banyanleaf]

Just got this cartridge by chance. I only see replacement stylus on the internet, so I assume it is discontinued. Seems like the stylus is a .4X.7mm elliptical with tracking force ranging from 0.75-2g. How is it compared to AT92E? Is it worth my effort to find a replacement stylus? Thanks for any input.

 

[SA-708]

D71EE is the model number for the stylus, which is why yr search is only turning up replacement stylii. The cartridge is a L720EE, which a p-mount version of the venerable 500 cartridge, with a .3x.7mil elliptical tip.

http://www.stantondj.com/stanton-cartridges/l720ee.html

 

[banyanleaf]

Thanks a lot! So any stylus for L720EE or 500 will work?

 

[SA-708]

I don't think that a 500 stylus would fit without trimming some plastic off the top. They probably also track too heavy for p-mount applications, if that is what you are up to. What turntable will you use this on?

It is also possible that someone put a D71EE stylus on a standard mount 500 body. What does it look like?

 

[DustyOldPile]

I'm not certain, but I think you may have a hard time finding a good replacement for it. Seems that I've read fairly often that the aftermarket replacements for this aren't very good at all, and that the originals are made of unobtanium.

 

[banyanleaf]

I am actually going to use it on a T4P table. A Technics linear tracking.

I don't think that a 500 stylus would fit without trimming some plastic off the top. They probably also track too heavy for p-mount applications, if that is what you are up to. What turntable will you use this on?

It is also possible that someone put a D71EE stylus on a standard mount 500 body. What does it look like?

 

[boreas]

I am actually going to use it on a T4P table. A Technics linear tracking.

Check here: http://www.pickeringuk.com/styli.html

The T4P styli shown are cross-compatible between the Stanton and Pickering P-mounts.

There's also this one: http://www.turntableneedles.com/DTL-3S-Needle-609-DEX-Genuine-Pickering_p_731.html

John

 

[SA-708]

There's also this one: http://www.turntableneedles.com/DTL-3S-Needle-609-DEX-Genuine-Pickering_p_731.html

That one won't work. It will fit a Stanton 680 and related models, not a 500.

This would be a good choice: http://www.turntableneedles.com/Genuine-Stanton-D71-2E--our-Needle-827-D2E_p_1618.html

 

[boreas]

That one won't work. It will fit a Stanton 680 and related models, not a 500.

OOPS! Damn, you're right!

John

 

[seminole54]

The DE from the UK site is about the best you are going to find for your application even though the price has gone up a bit in the last year. At least the shipping is free and their styli are the real thing. I have two, including one NIB and they sound fine.

 

[Vinylmasters]

I just got a couple from an ebay seller in Miami. They won't turn up if you search for D71EE, though. Run a search for D74S and you'll find it. TEI brand. I put them in my cart, an L700E, which I think is the same as the L720EE, and they sound the same as or pretty close to the originals. Definitely worlds better than the horrid Pfanstiehls I got, which don't track at 1.25g like they're supposed to.

This one?

http://www.lpgear.com/product/STAD0074S.html

 

[SA-708]

Vinylmasters, that's a real D74S stylus, which won't work on these cartridges.

The eBay item title is "NEW STANTON NEEDLE STYLUS D-71E D-73 D-73S D-74S D-98S" but is actually selling a Pickering DLC stylus, a conical that will fit the Stanton 500 and its p-mount relatives. Hard to tell from the photo, but that might be a genuine Pickering in aftermarket packaging.

Needlestein, do these stylii have a logo on the front?

 

[KentTeffeteller]

For T4p you have the D71EE and the A conical as your options and their Pickering cousins. The other 500 styli are off limits, you can't track them at correct force, and the same goes for the Pickering V 15 line except for those tracking reliably at 1.5 grams maximum.

 

[Vinylmasters]

I am soooo confused......

 

[vinyldavid]

I have a D71EE I bought from LPGear for a goldbody Stanton 500, and I really like it. I don't have any other stylii for it, so I can't compare, but it sure makes nice music in my living room setup with my Pioneer PL-41.

 

[Frhodes]

D71ee

I have a D71EE I bought from LPGear for a goldbody Stanton 500, and I really like it. I don't have any other stylii for it, so I can't compare, but it sure makes nice music in my living room setup with my Pioneer PL-41.

I bought a D71EE for my Stanton Gold 500 from LP Tunes (http://www.lptunes.com/Stanton-D-71EE-D71EE-stylus-p/stad0071ee-or.htm). It sounds fine but the paint wore off it when I installed it.
Very disappointed.

 

[SA-708]

To be honest, once I got some other p-mount cartridge options, I gave up on getting my Stanton L720 and Pickering TLE to sound good, and went with other options. As someone else posted in one of the multiple Stanton/Pickering p-mount threads that have been used in recent days, I think the D71 and D72 stylii probably do better at higher tracking forces than the 1.25 p-mount standard VTF. Perhaps I should try them out again at higher tracking force values.

 

[Cadillacdude]

Vinylmasters, that's a real D74S stylus, which won't work on these cartridges.

The eBay item title is "NEW STANTON NEEDLE STYLUS D-71E D-73 D-73S D-74S D-98S" but is actually selling a Pickering DLC stylus, a conical that will fit the Stanton 500 and its p-mount relatives. Hard to tell from the photo, but that might be a genuine Pickering in aftermarket packaging.

Needlestein, do these stylii have a logo on the front?

I bought two of these. These are clone 71ee/DLC styli. They sound real good on all the Stantons and Pickerings. I actually think they sound better than the real Stanton 71ee, at least the output is higher. Authentic 71 puts out 3.9mV but these DLCs you are in the 5.0-5.5mV range.

 

[Cadillacdude]

I can find no markings on the DLC stylii sold by the guy in Miami. I do not think they are original, and the may even be elliptical.

they are elliptical, it is in the part number

OTHER GENERIC
826-DE
826DE

Traking force
1.0 - 2.0 gr.
.4 X .7 mil Conical Diamond

 

[onwardjames]

I'm resurrecting this thread.

Sold some JBL L100T's with t3 upgrade sadly. My ears never adjusted to them....but anyway, got a hitachi something something 350 tt in the deal. Wasn't expecting much out of the Stanton cart
and what looks to be an original stylus.

Set tracking force at 1.25 and was stunned to hear no sibilance at ALL. First for me. I've always heard it . Even my Grado black with 8mz. But this cart...none.

Anyway, I'm pretty tickled. The tt isn't bad, either. Sorta cheap plinth, but after some initial pitch fluctuation was solved by a generous turning of the 33/45 knob and slow/fast knob, all is well.

This hobby is the damnedest thing.