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4th Sep 2017, 11:20 am | #1 |
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Stylus guard
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This should be a quick one. I have just taken delivery of a nice turntable which has an AT-91 cartridge and stylus. In anticipation of some avoidable calamity, I was wondering if there was such a thing as a universal (or specific) stylus guard. I've seen them on some but can't find one for mine. Martin
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4th Sep 2017, 11:23 am | #2 |
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Re: Stylus guard
Hi Martin,
I think you'd need the specific guard which comes with the AT-91 cartridge (or any of its re-badged cousins used by countless manufacturers). You might have to console yourself with the fact that if you did manage to wreck the stylus, a new one (or even a complete new cartridge and stylus) is "only" £15 or so, as opposed to hundreds for really esoteric ones, and takes seconds to fit. N. Last edited by Nickthedentist; 4th Sep 2017 at 11:29 am. |
4th Sep 2017, 11:42 am | #3 |
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Re: Stylus guard
The chance of ever damaging your stylus/cartridge once fitted into a headshell is minimal. You are liable to cause more disruption/unecessary movement/twisting by pulling it on and off each time you use it. I would only ever use one for deck transportation, but only then if the tone arm clamp was suspect.
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4th Sep 2017, 11:52 am | #4 |
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Re: Stylus guard
Yes, you only really need one if you are using multiple cartridges in removable headshells, and even then it's not essential.
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4th Sep 2017, 11:53 am | #5 |
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Re: Stylus guard
Thanks to you both. I was thinking of accidental dropping of the arm, and not necessarily by me...
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But the top SME turntable (model 30) with 12" arm is £35k......and that is cheap-skate stuff for the rich and famous. Yes - I know, I know. |
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£20 or so down the drain, when £20 was really rather a lot of cash. Last edited by Nickthedentist; 4th Sep 2017 at 12:43 pm. |
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4th Sep 2017, 1:12 pm | #8 |
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Re: Stylus guard
When I was 16 or 17 I bought my first decent deck and cartridge. That was a Garrard AP76 and a Shure M75. There was a really stupid diagram in the Shure literature that showed how to slide the stylus out. Before I even screwed the thing in the arm, and fueled by my curiosity I tried to use the Shure diagram to take the stylus out - slipped and a finger snapped the cantilever off.
At that age, that was a significant additional outlay for a new stylus. |
4th Sep 2017, 8:33 pm | #9 |
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I feel your pain, Craig!
Martin, I've just nabbed an original AT-91 stylus guard from my parents' turntable. They'll never need it. I'll put it to one side for you when I next see you. Nick. |
4th Sep 2017, 8:43 pm | #10 |
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When I was at university, my landlady decapitated my Ortofon SL20E. She said she'd pay for it, but didn't when the price emerged. Served me right for getting digs with an obsessive duster and for being daft enough to take the flip-down guard off. We did things like that then
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4th Sep 2017, 11:21 pm | #11 |
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That is fabulous Nick! All that's needed now is to set up the deck with the new belt. Giant!
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