Hello all. Just received my new shibata cut stylus from Jico, for my much loved ADC XLM MM cart. The instruction manual/warranty note says:
'Although the criteria for replacing stylus vary depending on conditions of use, it is recommended to replace the stylus after approximately 100-200 playing hours (SAS-stylus 500 playing hours).'
Dude!!! Thats only a few months at best! For a 200USD needle?
My ADC cart has the original stylus still on it, and it is probably from the mid '80s if not earlier. It sounds great to me, but I figures it time to try a new stylus just for ***** and giggles.
Any real world experiences regarding stylus life? This just cannot be... 200hours... jeeezuss!
I am starting to understand the need for two arms on my TT. One for background listening and one for precious late night music enjoyment.
'Although the criteria for replacing stylus vary depending on conditions of use, it is recommended to replace the stylus after approximately 100-200 playing hours (SAS-stylus 500 playing hours).'
Dude!!! Thats only a few months at best! For a 200USD needle?
My ADC cart has the original stylus still on it, and it is probably from the mid '80s if not earlier. It sounds great to me, but I figures it time to try a new stylus just for ***** and giggles.
Any real world experiences regarding stylus life? This just cannot be... 200hours... jeeezuss!
I am starting to understand the need for two arms on my TT. One for background listening and one for precious late night music enjoyment.