Thinking about switching cartridges.

@rauliruegas I know all about young's modulus, but there is more at play such as cantilever mass and dimensions. A ruby cantilever that has a larger diameter or is shorter can be stiffer than a Boron or even diamond cantilever. For identical dimensions you are correct. 

The micro ridge stylus on the Hyperion is definitely not the usual Namiki. Look at the AP photograph. I'll ask Peter who is making it.

@retipper Hi Peter, Mike here. Who is making the stylus for the Hyperion MR? The cartridge is certainly up there with the very best. I need to listen more to be specific.

Not to put too fine a point in it, but doesn’t a stylus get polished by the groove and wouldn’t that process eventually negate or render irrelevant the factory original state of polish? Within the first 50-100 hours I would think.

Unless you’re getting engaged, what difference does it make whether a diamond stylus is of natural or man made origin? None, IMO.

Tomic, I’ve had the 17D3 in my 505 with a CF headshell, possibly in my FR64S, also in CF headshell, and now in Viv Float in CF with shim. It sounds best in the Viv without a doubt. And now I will proceed to my fallout shelter.

@mijostyn  : " but I cannot say there is any advantage in a diamond cantilever over boron, ruby or cactus spine. "

That was your very specific " dude ", you not even mentioned " everything the same " but in your next post following my answer you said you know everything about YM but you just fogeret and like tomic posted " but there is more at play such as cantilever mass and dimensions ".

A way unwise post and that's why I just ignored the tomic post about.

R.