Groovy Picture


In commemoration of the Grammys.

This photo shows a colorized scanning electron microscope image of a phonograph needle in the groove of a vinyl record. The texture inscribed along the walls of the spiral groove replicates the soundwaves as they were recorded.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=wE0pmwsl&id=3A480F272429B2A3765C569B4B...
steakster
@uberwalts

 It is the n91ed, LP gear have it listed at $199.95.https://www.lpgear.com/product/e007424.html


Well, you always buying something else for some reason.

Your stylus is custom made stylus for LP Gear only (US, Cadada only), they are ordered JICO's $33 replacement with SAS instead of Elliptical. This is not bad, but not the best. 
That LP Gear always trying to be smarter than others, but they never say the truth, they are selling many styli, but most of them are custom made for them.  

I think the original JICO SAS that Japanese manufacturer sells worldwide on their website never comes with alluminum cantilever! First generation of SAS was previously available ONLY on Boron rod cantilevers and now available as Neo SAS only on Ruby and Sapphire cantilevers for the price over $450. 

Check @halcro review HERE with his pictures.

The one designed for Shure N91 with SAS has Boron cantilever (not the alluminum) and the price is about 220 Euro as i can see HERE


@chakster 

I never said mine was the LP gear one,I just used that as a convenient link.
As I said I bought mine direct from Jico.

Never bothered to really look at their spec, I assumed it was the same.

I also have the $33 one and an EVG one. ... Lol.
Good job.
@uberwalts ahh, ok 

For some reason i just can't find any SAS availabe for sale at JICO website. 
@larryi 

This is an image of the Victor MC-L1000 with PRINTED COIL under microscope. Audio-Technica guys were inspired by this vintage cartridge when they created new AT ART-1000  
Chakster,

That is a very interesting picture.  I like the idea of printing the coil (certainly easier than winding), but this structure looks a lot more massive than the ART-1000's coil, which must significantly increase the moving mass of the system (on the plus side, the large number of windings means higher output).

Have you heard the ART-1000 and can compare the sound to the Victor?  There are a number of unusual designs that have gone by the wayside that actually sounded quite promising.  I wish someone would make the field-effect transistor cartridge again (the gate element of the transistor is a permanently charged electret that is attached to the cantilever; to me, a really clever idea).