shibata

Hi all, I currently have an AT92E with a nude elliptical diamond on my Technics SL-QD33. The overall SQ is good, but it does exhibit some unwanted sibilance and IGD. I am eyeing an NOS AT122LP on Reverb for $135 which has a bonded line contact/Shibata stylus. My question to you all is, will the...

Hello everyone! As the title suggests - has anyone tried the newer Nude lineup from JICO? I’m mostly interested in the D6800 for my Stanton 681EEE, but any thoughts are appreciated. I originally ran a JICO Shibata, and currently I’m running the LPGear Vivid Line. Both perform great, but I’m...

Hi all, New member, first time posting. I’ve been using this forum for a while now and figured it was time to become a full-fledged member! Thank you to everyone here. After extensive research, I decided to pull the trigger on the Jico D6800EEE-S stylus for my Stanton cart. It arrived this...

Howdy everyone, New to the forums, would be grateful if anyone could help me out here. I recently picked up a Goldring (Excel) ES-70S cartridge, to hook up to my Sansui SR-313 turntable. As the original cartridge is equipped with a conical diamond stylus, I am looking to upgrade it to the...

Inherited a 1228 from my father-in-law. Original owner, lightly used but never serviced. Cartridge is AT95. I will readjust everything and clean contacts with Deoxit. Question 1: given its age and that I want to keep it, should I send it out to DrDual or other Dual expert for a thorough lube...

Or are they all pretty similar?

Need professional advice on these vintage ADC XLM carts/stylus. I acquired and currently using a ADC Super XLM II cart which I adore but now needing a new stylus. Found one on turntableneedles.com for a NOS shibata RZL stylus for a steep $157. Another option would be a NOS ADC XLM II improved...

I very recently acquired a new-to-me Sansui FR-5080 in good working condition and I need to make a decision. It came with an AT130E cart mounted to an AT Headshell (not sure which one, but looks exactly like the LS-12 but is missing the model number printed on top). The issue? The AT120E stylus...