Is elliptical the best stylus profile

The problem with all MC pickups is that you can't quickly check the same cartridge with a different stylus profile for comparison like you can do with MM to make sure what is the best sounding stylus shape. It's important to listen to the same cartridge on the same toneam, but with different stylus profile (or maybe even different cantilevers). Surely we can retip MCs with a beter profiles, but how can we actually compare them after it was away for 5 month at least (typical turnaround with any retiper) ?  

P.S. the FR-1 mk3F is not forgotten, dealers still fooling people around with a statement that it is a non integrated version of the venerable FR-7F, but it's not true. 

I understand that the best cartridges will have the profiles that in a perfect alignment will give the best performance on the best vinyl. I do not question that.  Some profiles work better on all vinyl, not just new vinyl.  they should make the better carts with a choice of stylus profile.  What I here is not much difference from elliptical and micro ridge to justify.  Sorry, I just do not here it and I have pretty good ears, trust me.  i am very finnicky, so I know the whole perfection thing.

omg the stylus I am listening to is a line contact.  lol.  It is better than Micro ridge, thats for sure.  lol.  Sorry for the post.  Thought it was an elliptical

QED

@tzh21y 

omg the stylus I am listening to is a line contact.  lol.  It is better than Micro ridge, thats for sure.  lol.  Sorry for the post.  Thought it was an elliptical

Ahahaha 

That's exactly was i tried to say about Line Contact / Shibata for old vinyl. Those records were played by cheap conical and elliptical most of the time by previous owners. But the Line Contact / Shibata goes deeper in the groove to achieve previously untouched (by conical and elliptical) area of the groove walls. That's why it's always better to use Line Contact or Shibata for vintage/old/used records in my opinion.