JP
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Is there a technical reason why MC cartridges don't have a replaceable stylus?
Moving coil: the coil is attached to the cantilever.
Is there a technical reason why MC cartridges don't have a replaceable stylus?
don't last any longer than any other profile
The Ortofon website shows a picture. The magnet (or moving iron) is attached too but it's obviously cheaper and you don't have to disconnect/re-connect any electrical connections when changing it.Moving coil: the coil is attached to the cantilever.
IME over 30 plus years fine lines don't last any longer than any other profile - as said by JP above they are consistent then fall off a cliff.
I get a 404 error when clicking that link.The Ortofon website shows a picture. The magnet (or moving iron) is attached too but it's obviously cheaper and you don't have to disconnect/re-connect any electrical connections when changing it.
what data? it better not be from the manufacturers. Unless it is Nagaoka who are about the only ones who are honest about stylus life.mmm ... ok, everyone believe in what they want to believe ... even against data.
Some used to have, but it was rather silly. Almost like replacing the entire cart. Removing the stylus would leave you with a small piece of plastic attached to the headshell with absolutely nothing inside:Is there a technical reason why MC cartridges don't have a replaceable stylus?
Re-tipping my $750 Hana SL with VAS cost me ~$250 and 4 weeks in 2020.
what data? it better not be from the manufacturers. Unless it is Nagaoka who are about the only ones who are honest about stylus life.
But if there is reliable data then I will hold my hands up.
what data? it better not be from the manufacturers. Unless it is Nagaoka who are about the only ones who are honest about stylus life.
But if there is reliable data then I will hold my hands up.
don't forget the time domain ... error correction have limits, after that, if you miss some data ... that is not equals to the source.
So no data then? I've had the whole Nagaoka range over the years and still have an MP500 and an MP110. The MP500 did not last any longer, at least not appreciably. Nagaoka do not claim it will last longer than their other tips either.nagaoka have only line contact stylus in one cartridge (the mp500) ... all the other cartridges are elliptical .. and they don't have shibata or microline models.
so, what they say is true, because their line is almost totally elliptical
line contact stylus have much more area in contact with the groove, with better tracking and less pressure by area unit, with less wear.
people, we're in a science forum ... if you don't want to believe to the 1000 hours from AT / Ortofono, is ok, but line contact it isn't the same as elliptical.
shibata, as an example, was created to read 45Khz frequencies in CD-4 vinyl records, an elliptical stylus cannot dream to track that grooves.
So no data then? I've had the whole Nagaoka range over the years and still have an MP500 and an MP110. The MP500 did not last any longer, at least not appreciably. Nagaoka do not claim it will last longer than their other tips either.
No but you will need to show data to make me change my mind. Stories don't count as data.So, you must be right
As Mart68 points out, if an error in a CD doesn't correct you'll get dropouts, which don't require golden ears to hear. If sound from a CD player is gradually deteriorating, it is certainly from the analogue end of the player.
This is just totally incorrect.
Error correction is either mathematically perfect or not. If the burst errors cannot be completely corrected, the device moves to linear interpolation. Interpolation can range from completely inaudible (most of the time), to somewhat imperfect. Many CD interpolation algorithms also HPF during interpolation to reduce audible HF glitches.
Once you hear dropouts, you are well past error correction and interpolation and into the ramp up/down muting which has been present in the CD format since day one.
The analogue stages of CD players have been pretty much beyond reproach from 1982.
there is or are magnet(s) in there...Some used to have, but it was rather silly. Almost like replacing the entire cart. Removing the stylus would leave you with a small piece of plastic attached to the headshell with absolutely nothing inside: