Stanton 500/Pickering Equivalent conical that tracks at 3grams?

[dualhead]

Hey Gang,

Does anyone know if there is a conical stylus for the Stanton 500 that tracks around 2.5-3grams? I have a higher mass tonearm and a bunch of 500 bodies and want to give it a whirl. I have a bunch of the new V3 styli, but the QC by that time is kinda dodgy and the 5gram of VTF demands more quality to me.

 

[johnjhazel]

Hey Gang,

Does anyone know if there is a conical stylus for the Stanton 500 that tracks around 2.5-3grams? I have a higher mass tonearm and a bunch of 500 bodies and want to give it a whirl. I have a bunch of the new V3 styli, but the QC by that time is kinda dodgy and the 5gram of VTF demands more quality to me.

 

[johnjhazel]

Any Pickering 604 or 605 D7C or D7T

 

[dualhead]

Thanks so much! I’ll give em a try. The 500 is one of my faves.

 

[vwestlife]

Any Pickering 604 or 605 D7C or D7T

The D7C is rated at 3 to 7 grams. Mine sounds fine at 3.5 grams (plus one gram to compensate for the brush on the 605; the 604 has no brush).

The D7T is rated at 2 to 5 grams.

As for Stanton 500 styli, here were the choices originally available, listed by the color marker painted on the front:
(NOTE: aftermarket styli and even Stanton's own newer styli may not follow these color codes!)

Aqua = D5107AL = 0.7 mil 3-7g (older) or 2-5g (newer)
Yellow = D5107A = 0.7 mil 2-5g
Gray = D5105AA = 0.5 mil 1.0-2.5g
Red = D5100E = 0.4x0.7 mil elliptical 2-5g
Gold = D5100EE = 0.3x0.7 mil elliptical 1-2g
White = D5110 = 1.0 mil mono 2-5g
Blue = D5127 = 2.7 mil 78 RPM 3-7g

 

[johnjhazel]

The D7C is rated at 3 to 7 grams. Mine sounds fine at 3.5 grams (plus one gram to compensate for the brush on the 605; the 604 has no brush).

The D7T is rated at 2 to 5 grams.

As for Stanton 500 styli, here were the choices originally available, listed by the color marker painted on the front:
(NOTE: aftermarket styli and even Stanton's own newer styli may not follow these color codes!)

Aqua = D5107AL = 0.7 mil 3-7g (older) or 2-5g (newer)
Yellow = D5107A = 0.7 mil 2-5g
Gray = D5105AA = 0.5 mil 1.0-2.5g
Red = D5100E = 0.4x0.7 mil elliptical 2-5g
Gold = D5100EE = 0.3x0.7 mil elliptical 1-2g
White = D5110 = 1.0 mil mono 2-5g
Blue = D5127 = 2.7 mil 78 RPM 3-7g

I didn't know the Stanton needle numbers so thank you for providing them.

 

[johnjhazel]

There is no EVG nude elliptical for D5100E or D5100EE, but the EVG nude elliptical PM4000DE (D1500ATE2) can be used in its place.