donlombardo Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I've been looking for a replacement needle for my cartridge and see some no name copies, much cheaper than the original. Has anyone tried one of these needles? What is the difference in quality and sound, from your experience? My example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ortofon-OM-LM-LT-5-10-20-30-NEW-IN-BOX-replacement-diamond-stylus-needle-/181999759315?hash=item2a6007efd3:g:qvAAAOxygj5Slkc2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Not enough info in that ebay post to tell what that actually is. I know JICO makes styli for those carts, but I think they cost around twice that for the equivalent of the 10. I wouldn't trust it, unless they can tell you who the actual manufacture of it is. I don't have an Ortofon, but I'd trust this one more. Pfanstiehl are usually pretty good. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stylus-for-ORTOFON-OM-OM5-OM5E-OM-5E-LM-SERIES-LM-STY-5-5E-STY-7-15-20-/291020953257?hash=item43c23356a9:g:ujoAAOxyo4lRj1QS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 thanks man. I googled Pfanstiehl and found some more information. Apparently called "aftermarket styli"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 thanks man. I googled Pfanstiehl and found some more information. Apparently called "aftermarket styli"? It's just a generic term for non-branded sytli I think. I can't say how good it sounds, but for the price it's worth a shot, since official styli are expensive. A lot of people on Audio-karma seem to like Pfanstiehl for different carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Buying copy stylus really is the luck of the the draw and depends very much on how popular your cartridge is and what it's intended market is, so if it's a DJ cart I would say the chances of getting a pup are higher but as I say it is all luck. I had a few Ortofon FF and VMS bodies here so bought a couple of cheap copy styli from ebay and I was surprised at how good they are, they are the elliptical ones so a little better than the standard conical ones and I might just have been lucky of course but either way they sounded nicer than the Ortofon originals to my ears. Looking at the boxes I reckon they're made by the Diamond Stylus Company here in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 I've been googling now, it seems there are few copies. I might give it a shot, if I find one that ships to Sweden for a reasonable price. How about this then? http://www.lpgear.com/product/ORS020LP.html Is it really "superior" to the original? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 It's cut differently to the original so you'd have to hear both to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 What does "cut" mean in this instance? How the diamond itself is cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yes exactly that, there are different profiles of cut that change how the stylus interacts with the grooves from simple conical through to some very complex shapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Ok, awesome. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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