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What is a typical life span of a stylus or cartrid

I have opt to make a purchase on a turntable that has roughly 30 hours of use on the table and cartridge.
A hifi shop has it and offered me $70.00 off regular price.
Any ideas?

Thanks

By the way, I am just getting back into vinyl. I am a borderline audiophile if you want to call me that lol.
Another words I have been into Hi end equipment for 20 years. Just budget minded till now.
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viridian
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A dissenting opinion. The replacement stylus, which would make this cartridge as good as new only costs $45.00:

http://www.needledoctor.com/Sumiko-Pearl

So I would purchase the rig at $70.00 off and a new stylus and put the old stylus in a drawer so that you have a backup in the case of accident, or if you wish to learn cartridge setup and alignment.

Best,
Marty
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viridian
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Project does, in fact, make a very interesting upgrade available for all of it's tables. It offers two different regulated power supplies, the more expensive of the two, I believe, is a regenerator. I have no experience with the marque, but anecdotal reports on the web indicate that these are worthwhile upgrades.

The first upgrade that you should consider may actually be a better phono cartridge.
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