I bought a bottle of Stylast and am applying it before playing every side. Cartridge is a brand-new Denon 103R on a new Pioneer PLX1000. I will keep track of the number of sides played. LAST claims Stylast is a lubricant that will significantly extend stylus life!
Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge?
While I know they’re supposed to last 1000 hours how many make it all that way?
Question prompted by my brushing a knuckle on my AS Palladian this afternoon and trashing it ... lesson learned not to try tonearm adjustments without full access to the table (normally I move the table off the wall shelf to a more convenient location to make adjustments, but not this time 😬)
And doesn’t it just happen that the cost of a recipe/trade is exactly my deductible so even insurance is no help 😲
Anyway just needed to vent ... but anyone playing with these expensive baubles better be prepared to reup on a replacement at any moment 🤪
Question prompted by my brushing a knuckle on my AS Palladian this afternoon and trashing it ... lesson learned not to try tonearm adjustments without full access to the table (normally I move the table off the wall shelf to a more convenient location to make adjustments, but not this time 😬)
And doesn’t it just happen that the cost of a recipe/trade is exactly my deductible so even insurance is no help 😲
Anyway just needed to vent ... but anyone playing with these expensive baubles better be prepared to reup on a replacement at any moment 🤪
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Great method Elizabeth. I wish I was that dedicated! Honestly I can say I am clueless on how many hours on my carts. I do have 3 right now for main table and tend to rotate them around so hopefully get decent mileage. Also have been using Stylast for ages, I bought 2 bottles and still nowhere near empty on first bottle! |
Stylus life? Maybe shorter than you think:Beat me to it. Seems 500 hours is likely the safe limit for most styli. |
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