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needlestein said:
Early D750's for some reason do not. I've seen at least three and I have one that does not have the logo.
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Another way to tell you have a genuine Pickering stylus is the brush has "DUSTAMATIC" printed on the top
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I believe both (Pc) logo and the DUSTAMATIC brush were trademarks of Pickering and after market manufacturers could not use those names.
 
gururyan said:
All I see is a gold dot indicator. Will try to upload image...
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It's a 4507AM, which is the original designation for the D350 stylus. A .7 conical with a recommended tracking force of 1-3g.

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sberger said:
It's a 4507AM, which is the original designation for the D350 stylus. A .7 conical with a recommended tracking force of 1-3g.

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Awesome, glad to have my suspicions confirmed. Thank you! Since conical styli are all I am familiar with, am I going to hear a big difference going with an elliptical D750? Should I just go 1200? I listen to a wide variety of quality of records, from mint 12" 45 to filthy, abused jukebox 45 rescues. I also utilize my auto-play feature enough to head the distinctions noted on the VoM site. It looks like conical tips are heavier duty, and again, all I am familiar with. If I go elliptical, will I run into problems running auto or playing rougher records?
 
I think I'd like to keep it conical given how I use my table and the variety of conditions I listen. I may just replace the D350 since I've been happy with it all these years. Given the price of these aftermarket versions, I'll grab the 750 or 1200 elliptical too and just swap them in and out.
 
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gururyan said:
I think I'd like to keep it conical given how I use my table and the variety of conditions I listen. I may just replace the D350 since I've been happy with it all these years. Given the price of these aftermarket versions, I'll grab the 750 or 1200 elliptical too and just swap them in and out.
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The D350 is the highest rated conical tip in the XV-15 series. If you are happy with the sound, then I would stick with it. The ellipticals trace the groove more closely to the geometry of the record cutting head and some people feel high-end frequencies sound a bit more brighter, but that may be a personal preference. All XV-15 models should have the same sound since they are all the same internally. If you want to get an elliptical, I would look for the D750 I don't think the sonic differences between the D1200 and the D750 in the majority of records warrants the difference in price.
 
Got it, thanks needlestein. Found a D-1527 at my favourite vendor in New Brunswick, but the tip dimensions aren't listed. Will have to dig deeper....

Apologies to the OP for the thread diversion.
 
needlestein said:
The "27" suffix means 2.7 conical. Does that help? Aftermarket will call it a D3.

The 1500 prefix is for the old name of the Pickering cartridge the 1500.

For example, D6827 is the D6800 size with a 2.7 mil tip just like the D6807 is the .7 conical. It's the 4822-D7 in aftermarket nomenclature, A for light tracking, C for heavy tracking.
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Ah, so that's how it works. Thanks for the low down.

I guess if it's an aftermarket needle it likely will be 3mil, then?
 
needlestein said:
Well, I'm not 'zactly sure because the aftermarket nomenclature will call an OEM 4527 a *606-D3. I guess they round up. I'm guessing there might be some leeway there. But it could just as easily be that an aftermarket is also 27 mil. Might also be 28, 29 or 30 and if they round down I suppose 31, 32 and maybe even 33!

This is out of my realm. I don't really have any 78's.
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Thanks again for the input. I'll see if the vendor can find out. I only have a few albums I pulled from my grandfather's collection when he passed on, so it's no big deal for me, either. I already have a 3mil nude sapphire for the Red Ed but it would be nice to 'drop them in a quality way.
 
It is fun. Until the other day when I bought my table, I was not specifically aware of them though I think at some point I had heard of Pickering. Now, I am very excited to have lucked into a little piece of history! Great there is so much good info here.
 
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