Boy you guys are going way back.
In my early quality vinyl days I started out with a Stanton 681 EEE IIRC. I later was encouraged by my fav dealer to try a Shure V15 ???. Ran it for quite a while but for me the Stanton kept calling my back. I preferred both the detail in the highs and I thought the Stanton gave me a quicker, tighter bass line. Maybe it was just my familiarity with them. Later I upped to a Stanton 881 S, ran it for a long time and I still believe it was the best MM I ever heard.
I then got bitten by the MC bug, I guess it was pushed more by the media hype then anything. Started out with a Supex 900 Super and then broke our bank getting a Dynavector Ruby. Old lady at the time was none to happy (like raving mad) with me about the big $ (for us) I spent on it. But I just had to have it, that beautiful solid Ruby cantilever and all. She told me she would rather a Ruby ring. LOL
That Ruby stayed with me till the end, as did the 881 S. I kept both mounted up in extra tonearms and would go back and forth when the mood struck me. Everything told me (including the reviewers) that the Rudy should sound superior but that damn Stanton has a special sound for me.
Best news of all was how much guys paid my for the 25+ year old needles when I sold them in 2009 but wish I had held on to them till now. Folks look to be paying crazy money for that old used stuff.
In my early quality vinyl days I started out with a Stanton 681 EEE IIRC. I later was encouraged by my fav dealer to try a Shure V15 ???. Ran it for quite a while but for me the Stanton kept calling my back. I preferred both the detail in the highs and I thought the Stanton gave me a quicker, tighter bass line. Maybe it was just my familiarity with them. Later I upped to a Stanton 881 S, ran it for a long time and I still believe it was the best MM I ever heard.
I then got bitten by the MC bug, I guess it was pushed more by the media hype then anything. Started out with a Supex 900 Super and then broke our bank getting a Dynavector Ruby. Old lady at the time was none to happy (like raving mad) with me about the big $ (for us) I spent on it. But I just had to have it, that beautiful solid Ruby cantilever and all. She told me she would rather a Ruby ring. LOL
That Ruby stayed with me till the end, as did the 881 S. I kept both mounted up in extra tonearms and would go back and forth when the mood struck me. Everything told me (including the reviewers) that the Rudy should sound superior but that damn Stanton has a special sound for me.
Best news of all was how much guys paid my for the 25+ year old needles when I sold them in 2009 but wish I had held on to them till now. Folks look to be paying crazy money for that old used stuff.