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Is elliptical the best stylus profile

In my experiences, it seems that elliptical shaped stylus track better and pretty much have the same amount of detail that a line contact has, maybe a little less.  The difference, again in my experience is that the line contact needs to be set up perfectly for good performance.  How many of us are experts at setup.  Cartridge manufacturers, Why not just use elliptical shape and give everybody a break? 
tzh21y
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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.
tzh21y OP
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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
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@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. 
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I would have to agree wholeheartedly with that for sure
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