Azden YM-P50C Stylus ?

[Strgazr1967]

I hope everyone is healthy and keeping themselves busy. I have a Pioneer PL-530 that I have restored. It came with an Azden YM-P50C without a stylus that I put away as I have a brand new AT-VM95E that I have been using. It sounds really nice but I have been reading up on the Azden. From what I can find and have read it should be the better cart. I did a search and did find some info on it but wonder if there are any affordable Styli for this cartridge? $200 plus stylus are just out of my budget. Any suggestions you guys may have would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[johnjhazel]

EVG PM2486DE is a stylus that should work. It should be researched a bit more unless someone else knows for sure.

Edit - Any 245-DE should work. TTN has one for $31.

 

[johnjhazel]

Here is another one:
https://www.lpgear.com/product/AZDENSYMP50C.html

 

[Strgazr1967]

John,

Thanks for the replies! I will look into both of them.

Here are a few pictures of the TT after I finished the restoration and conversion from black vinyl to cherry veneer.

 

[johnjhazel]

And a hyperellipti

John,

Thanks for the replies! I will look into both of them.

Here are a few pictures of the TT after I finished the restoration and conversion from black vinyl to cherry veneer.

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Very, very nice.

 

[johnjhazel]

I missed listing this one. It looks interesting:
https://www.lpgear.com/product/AZDENSYMP50C.html

 

[BillWojo]

That looks much nicer with the wood veneer. Makes you wonder what Pioneer was thinking.

BillWojo

 

[Strgazr1967]

Bill,

Thanks. It was in really nice shape but the black vinyl just made it look cheap. It was a lot of “work” but worth it. I say worm but as a woodworking hobbyist it really wasn’t lol.

 

[Lavernator]

Did you ever find a replacement stylus for the Azden YM-P50? I found the Jico e002504 (s-111) which looks like an exact replacement for $30. https://www.jico-stylus.com/product/190/ The only thing is it is an exact conical replacement. I was hoping to upgrade to at least an elliptical or even a VL.

 

[Lavernator]

I guess I should have searched just a little longer. I found this replacement elliptical made by Piezo on the Jico site for $50. I will be trying it out. https://www.jico-stylus.com/product/ym-p20e/

 

[Lavernator]

So I actually ended up finding a NOS Pfanstiehl 245-DE for $20. This is an OEM from Empire Scientific Corp. and is the blue plastic with the 0.3 x 0.7 elliptical diamond sold by Pfanstiehl. All I have to say is WOW what a difference. This blew my Clearaudio Concept MM out of the water. Now my search continues for an original red VL stylus...