Stylus profiles for mono records

Any thoughts?

Stylus profiles for modern mono and reissues vary from .7 mil spherical (most common I think) to elliptical. Ortofon even has a mono fine line. It might be more important to get a true mono cart and not one that bridges the channels.

Mono signals are lateral, but there will still be vertical motion of the stylus. If this vertical motion is reproduced it can cause phase or possibly amplitude anomalies in the response. A true mono cart is said to give a fuller sound.

Look at a photo of a Denon DL102 and you'll see it only has 2 long pins in back. Both sets of wires can be hooked up to these. If you want to spend more money the Miyajima line is highly regarded. There are a lot of stereo carts out there with the channels strapped. These aren't true mono.
Regards,

.7 mil was the standard for microgroove recordings until the elliptical tip came to be. I tend to think that may still be preferred over anything else for monaural discs.