Styli needed for an Empire 880P and a Stanton 500 MKII
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62vauxhall
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I got an 880P stylus from Tonar. Might mean nothing but iit was packaged in a capsule within the Tonar box. That was 2 or 3 years ago so unsure about those you can get now. FWIW, I got a NOS off e-bay but the suspension was petrified - hard as a rock.
Don't have a 500 MK II but I do have a MK V. Have not needed to replace it's stylus yet but I did get one so to play 78's. My understanding is that generic Stanton stylii could be randomly problematic but have gotten a lot better. Pfansteihl/EVG were acknowledged for that.
Being as I have a fondness for old cartridges, not coincidently I also have a Shure M3D. I have not done a side by side A/B comparison beteween them but I have done a listen to one, change cartridges, then listen to other. Under that condition, my preference is the Empire 880P. But I do like the M3D and the M7-N21D and the M44-5 and the B&O SP6/7 and the....oh nevermind.
Don't have a 500 MK II but I do have a MK V. Have not needed to replace it's stylus yet but I did get one so to play 78's. My understanding is that generic Stanton stylii could be randomly problematic but have gotten a lot better. Pfansteihl/EVG were acknowledged for that.
Being as I have a fondness for old cartridges, not coincidently I also have a Shure M3D. I have not done a side by side A/B comparison beteween them but I have done a listen to one, change cartridges, then listen to other. Under that condition, my preference is the Empire 880P. But I do like the M3D and the M7-N21D and the M44-5 and the B&O SP6/7 and the....oh nevermind.
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