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Audio tech stylus replacement source - any help?
O-o-ops!  There's a 2 under the Audio/tech logo on the bottom of thebrown (Botton) section of the cartridge. Tough to see in the brown without a strong light.Does this help? 
Audio tech stylus replacement source - any help?
I appreciate the responses, folks!   If It is a moving coil, is it salvageable by a pro? 
Audio tech stylus replacement source - any help?
Actually, I don't know if it's a moving coil, or a moving magnettype. But I'm told it's a top model for Audio Technica at thetime. 
What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio?
To PC:High quality sound is measured by your ears, not someoneelse's. High dollars spent can give you an edge, but with all the variables at play (cartridges, amps, speakers, etc, let alone differences in individual hearing patterns), no one can s... 
What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio?
You're right, pc: to re-frame a familiar phrase "Beauty is in the ears of the auditioner"!  Like so much else in life, appreciation of reproduced sound is a subjective (personal) experience.  I'm weary of the unending commentaries assuring that th... 
What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio?
 My intro goes 'way back - to 1952:   A Meisner 16 tube 2-chassistuner-preamp-amp combo, a Webcore changer w/GE Var reluctance turnaround cart, and a University 6200 12" speaker + corner base reflex.A year later, a Revere Tape recorder (all but th... 
Conrad Johnson SS amps
Hey,guys;I'm retired and can't go to $2,000+ figures for audio stuff: I'm anold f--t and go back in audio to the early 60's.Need an SS amp with tube-like sound.  Con. Johnson 2500A,or  2300A might be an affordable high-end provider. I prefer the "...