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Retipping Miyajima mono cartridge

Has anyone had their Miyajima Premium mono cartridge retipped by Soundsmith to either elliptical or line contact, if so did it change the overall sound quality?

I can't say I am a fan of the rather crude conical stylus being played on some of my vintage mono LPs some of which are $1000+ each.
dnath
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viridian
4,184 posts
 
You are aware, of course, that an elliptical stylus makes less groove contact than a standard conical and will, broadly speaking, have greater groove wear, all other factors being the same.
pryso
1,501 posts
 
Dnath, not to sound snitty but have you considered at the time those "vintage mono LPs" were produced that only conical styli were common?
hesson11
233 posts
 
Lyra's Jonathan Carr has stated that extensive testing revealed that the best mono performance was derived from a line-contact stylus (if I understand his remarks correctly). I believe all Lyra mono cartridges now use a line-contact stylus.
-Bob

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