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stanton 881s

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    Stanton 881S retip

    I recently had a Stanton 881S stylus retipped by Andy Kim of Needle Clinic. He's based in California. He replaced the cantilever with a boron one and also replaced the diamond for a very reasonable coswt. He was a pleasure to deal with, communicated frequently, and turned the stylus around in...
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    Hoping for advice on a possible purchase -- Yamaha turntable, EAR preamp, and Cary amp

    Greetings, good people of Audiokarma. I'm hoping some of you might not mind sharing your wisdom, warnings, thoughts, knowledge, and opinions. I'm thinking of buying the following from a guy: Yamaha YP-D8 with Stanton 881s EAR 834p Preamp Sound Masters Line Buffer Preamp No. 9 Ver. 2 Cary...
  3. gcagora

    Stanton 881S or Sumiko Rainier for Pioneer PL-51a?

    I just bought a Pioneer PL-51a turntable. It came with an old Stanton 881S cartridge. It has a little brush at the front of it. Anyway, I have no idea how old the cartridge is, or what kind of shape it is in, but my research shows it is a pretty decent one, and it sounds okay. I am considering...
  4. Rmass

    Help IDing Empire-branded Pickering XVS/3000 stylus

    I have a Pickering XSV/3000 replacement stylus that is in commercial Empire packaging and labeled as 8153D. I can't find any details about it and have seen nothing like it on the typical auction sites. It is clearly a Pickering/Stanton stylus, stylus model D3000 listed on back of package...
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    Hello from Mickey Mouse Town

    My name is Peter (you can all me Pete) and I'm from Orlando, Florida. My reason for joining is that I found this site while looking for the specs on Polk Monitor 7's. I bought a pair in 1978 and they still sound as great today as they did when I got them. The last time I used them before this...
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