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Pickering and Stanton Users and Collectors.

Dusty Ol'Man said:
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The ultimate combo in my experience is the 681eee/ Pickering XV15 on a Technics SL platform. There is a synergy that everyone knows happens with this combo, this is truly high end audio, some may not realize it until they "think" they need to upgrade to a new cart and table, but this combo is not easy to improve on .Thanks for the pics my friend love it man! See you on the music side Dusty!
 
Rog50 said:
Me too, I have two 500 gold bodied carts needing new stylus, I find it confusing which of the aftermarket ones are worth buying and which should be avoided.
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you have come to the right place , we have the best with this subject on this thread, may take a few hours for a response, I can give you my advice, what stylus do you have now, what sound do you like< the stylus model will dictate your final sound.
 
Stanton 681 cart with a Pickering D625E stylus

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681EE - 681EEE comparison

EE body is 1/2 gram lighter ( 5.44 vs 5.90)
Stylus weight is the same at 1.45 grams
both styli are nude mounted diamonds with the same tip dimensions
Output of the EE is 0.1mV more than the EEE

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Body of the EE (top) looks shorter but it's only the metal cover that is shorter. (reason for heavier body weight?)

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The main difference is the size and thickness of the cantilever. EE (left) is shorter and fatter than the EEE. Stanton claimed the reduced stylus assembly mass has resulted in improved tracking and a flatter frequency response.
 
Rog50 said:
Me too, I have two 500 gold bodied carts needing new stylus, I find it confusing which of the aftermarket ones are worth buying and which should be avoided.
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I'm a recent convert to Stanton/Pickering and I've found everything I need to know about them by searching through this forum. This place is Stanton/Pickering headquarters.
 
Item 1 relevant to this thread is a Pickering XV-15/625E with D625 stylus. Came to me probably 20 years or so ago as part of another table purchase. Item 2 is an equally old Sony DD taking up storage space. Hmm, been thinking lately that I could use another table. Typically I prefer LOMC's. But friggin things are expensive and no way can I afford another one anytime soon. In fact one of the main motivations behind resuscitating the old Sony is having something around for playing so so albums to reduce wear and tear on the MC's. Oh well, I guess I can tone down my expectations.

Except its much much better then I anticipated. Nice full bodied sound. Great tracker too, have VTF currently at 1g. Mea culpa as far as my MC snobbery. Definitely proving a pleasant surprise and nice addition to my vinyl toolbox.

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ear4audio said:
Body of the EE (top) looks shorter but it's only the metal cover that is shorter. (reason for heavier body weight?)
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Also look closely at the angle of the mounting ears relative to the body. The early EE is the "flat ear" version you have pictured. The body sits more parallel to the top of a record compared to later ones. The one I have is that form, all of my other 680/681 bodies are the later more angled version like the EEE you have.
 
Any suggestions on a good Moving Iron Pickering or Stanton to try out? Hopefully something I can pick up cheapish on the auction site.

Edit: Hmm, I know we had this discussion on my thread on the 890SA, but vinylengine says it is moving iron and not a moving magnet.
 
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eriathomas said:
Any suggestions on a good Moving Iron Pickering or Stanton to try out? Hopefully something I can pick up cheapish on the auction site.

Edit: Hmm, I know we had this discussion on my thread on the 890SA, but vinylengine says it is moving iron and not a moving magnet.
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yes the 680EE, and XV15s are pretty reasonable $50- $75 usually
 
needlestein said:
And often le$$!!!!
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How is the fluid damper sounding!!. i want to get one after christmas, i wondered if you could try something for me sometime that might sound like a stupid idea haha. after a lot of back and forth on my sl1200, I personally like the sound of a solid platter mat, to me it removed a tiny hint of darkness the 1200 is known for, and i "think" is caused from the rubber mat. Now the sound leans a touch toward a wider soundstage and tighter, cleaner percussion . If its not too much of a pain could you remove the rubber mat and go with just the platter and fluid damper, if you do not have a plastic mat available, i know this will mess the VTA up big time so no big deal if you dont, i trust your ear, i am getting the damper anyway, but switching out the rubber for the plastic/metal mat with the damper is a combo i cant wait to hear.
 
A couple of new Pickering's funny thing is a Pickering was my very first cartridge
on my very first table and I have not picked one up since then.
And thats a lot of years and tables/carts since.

The XSV/5000 is missing a stylus, top suggestions?
And the XLZ/7500S low output .33 mv has a stylus, I was unaware the fact its to be run on MC line input untill I looked it up.



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Needlestein got that TEI conical. It sounded pretty good but ran about 1/2 mm above record at 1 and 2 gs. They gave me a refund very fast can't complain .This is the right direction maybe you can suggest some thing different.How about Pickering light tracker? Much appreciated
 
needlestein said:
those take the same stylus.
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Thats a good one, I recall you used a XLZ/7500S with a Vivid line way back so it should also fit the D5000.
Other than the low output of the 7500S comparing it to the D5000 anything else much different
SQ wise?
 
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