[net.audio] Cartridge question

howard@cca.UUCP (Howard Bernstein) (04/27/84)

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In doing some cartridge shopping recently I was allowed to peer at some 
styli through a microscope.  Some cartridges appeared to have a metallic 
covering over the diamond tip, and others actually looked like a diamond.
I believe the latter may have been reffered to as a "nude" stylus.  Is this
true ? and if so, is there a supposed difference in the quality or sound ?
Also I ended up buying an Astatic M-300 (or A-300?) - any comments on it ?

ed@unisoft.UUCP (Ed Gould) (05/07/84)

I like my Astatic MF200, which I have in the Denon arm that was
stock in the SP-30L table when I got it.  The newer Denons have
a straight arm that doesn't sound as good.  The new arm looks to be
heavier.

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Ed Gould
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