Audiotechnica - what type?
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Looks like a AT13ea to me
If you take it off the arm - or at least unscrew it to let it drop down a bit - you will be able to read the label on the top of the cartridge.
From the looks of the photo it is a non-standard (non OEM) stylus fitted.
That is a very good cartridge indeed - and you can fit several top notch eliptical styli to it, or the ATN14 shibata stylus.... in which case you are getting very close to the level of performance provided by the AT15/20Sa models - which used the very same generator in a very slightly different body.
This is very close to the top of the AT tree....
There is some debate about whether the elipticals are better than the shibata's - they do sound a little different - both are very good.
enjoy :thmbsp:
bye for now
David
If you take it off the arm - or at least unscrew it to let it drop down a bit - you will be able to read the label on the top of the cartridge.
From the looks of the photo it is a non-standard (non OEM) stylus fitted.
That is a very good cartridge indeed - and you can fit several top notch eliptical styli to it, or the ATN14 shibata stylus.... in which case you are getting very close to the level of performance provided by the AT15/20Sa models - which used the very same generator in a very slightly different body.
This is very close to the top of the AT tree....
There is some debate about whether the elipticals are better than the shibata's - they do sound a little different - both are very good.
enjoy :thmbsp:
bye for now
David
lini
just me...
Hmmm, colour is somewhat off, but otherwise (i.e. from the looks of how the plastic holder and the visor are molded) the needle looks pretty original to me. I'd suggest to use a mirror and check whether there's an AT logo on the bottom of the plastic holder...
Greetings from Munich!
Manfred / lini
Greetings from Munich!
Manfred / lini
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
Yes, it was the off color that caught my attention. It's more a pumpkin than a persimmon.
John
fonon
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There is no AT logo on the bottom.
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boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
That would make it a generic. I had an AT13Ea with an Electro-Voice generic stylus (PM2284DE). Very good quality stylus. As I remember it, the part number and an ellipse were written in gold on the edge of the stylus carrier. Can't remember whether left or right side. I would imagine that the JICO is good too, although that will be a .3 x .7 mil and probably a straight cantilever. The EVG was a nude .2 x .7 mil on a tapered cantilever, just like the original.
If you're looking for a new stylus the EVGs seem to be gone but there are still originals available and of course JICOs. The price on the JICOs has gone up to $56.00, basically the same as the originals which sell for around $60.00. TurntableNeedles still has old stock on the JICOs and is selling them at the old price. Here's a link.
John
