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In Reply to: Mono record and cartridge questions posted by Ross on April 15, 2007 at 08:58:47:
Ross, this may not answer your questions but here is info I posted on Agon but save you the trouble of surfing over there -I believe you must first consider which records you will be playing before buying a mono cartridge. From reading I've done, here are my conclusions. Note this applies only to 33 LPs, not 78s. Dates refer to master cutting, not performance date for reissues. This is a function of the groove shape created by the cutter head.
Pre-stereo era monos (roughly '48-'57), select a 1.0 mil conical stylus.
Early stereo era monos (roughly '58-'68), select a 0.7 mil conical stylus.
Recent mono reissues (mid '90s to present), select a mono cartridge with a modern narrow stylus profile.
Lyra may have been the first to promote narrow profile stylus tips for better performance in mono cartridges. I suggest this may be true for playback of the many mono reissues, but not as good for older originals. I've heard that mono cutter heads are no longer available so reissue monos are now cut with stereo heads, but with lateral motion only. This is not to say a mono cartridge with a narrow profile stylus would not sound OK on earlier pressings, it simply would not be optimal.
I don't pretend to be an expert on this [I'm researching to buy my own mono cartridge(s)] so anyone with more knowledge who can correct any false assumption here, please chime in.
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Follow Ups
- Which vintage mono record? - M3 lover 14:44:59 04/15/07 (3)
- Re: Which vintage mono record? - Ross 15:07:36 04/15/07 (2)
- FWIW... - Brian C. 00:07:30 04/16/07 (1)
- Not Exactly - AnalogJ 06:26:58 04/16/07 (0)
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