Pickering System Series replacement stylus assistance

[Maomaster]

Hello, I was recently able to purchase a Realistic Lab-440 TT, the problem is the needle of the stylus is non-existent. The stylus reads "DSE-1" which I believe is the standard stylus that came with these Pickering System Series cartridges. I'm looking for a replacement stylus. I could buy a new cartridge and stylus of a different brand, but I've also heard good things about Pickering carts, so I'd like to see how it sounds before I buy a brand new cart and stylus. I'll post pictures, so people can tell me if I'm wrong or ID the correct model.

Side view of stylus

Top view

Views of Cartridge

 

[juliet lima]

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...ridge-with-dse-1-stylus-good-pictures.297806/

 

[HamboneF18]

Any Pickering XV15 stylus will fit perfectly and sound great! Don’t limit yourself to just an old Pickering V15 Phase IV, System IV, System Series stylus! The Phase IV is just a 2-coil version of the later 4-coil Stanton 680/681 and Pickering XV15 cartridge. All MI.

DSE-1:







Walco Phase IV stylus. Exactly the same as the D400 stylus for the XV15:




XV15 400E Swiss nude elliptical stylus:




Swiss nude elliptical XV15 1200E stylus: