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From: jeff@tesla.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: stylus wear
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Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 11:31:26 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 17 11:31:26 1984
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From: jeff (Jeff Frey)
I think it's quite possible to hear stylus wear quite early in its
lifetime, e.g., after the first few tens of hours of play.  I've never
replaced a stylus with more than about five hundred hours on it in
my various Shure cartridges (currently an M95ED in Philips GA212 tt/arm,
tracking at an indicated 1.25g) and have always been surprised at the
immediate reduction in audible distortion on good records.  But, I
notice that this pleasant experience lasts only a few more hours.

OF course, the records get worn too, but I still believe in frequent
stylus replacement.  Naturally I use a Dust Bug, ZeroStat, and Toshiba
(nee L0-D) disc vacuum before EVERY play, and play with the turntable
covered.  ANd naturally, I'm overjoyed that with my cD player I don't have
to go through that crap any more.  

J. Frey