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Your Stanton will never perform as original Stereohedron if you will rebuild it, you need an original stylus with Stereohedron tip. When manufacturer is using aluminum cantilever the only benefit of this cantilever is press-fit diamond. When someone glue a new tip to aluminum cantilever it’s nonsense. So in case with aluminum you need a whole new cantilever with factory press-fit diamond.

If you want to rebuild then you have to send it to UK (Expert Stylus & Co) for Paratrace stylus tip. This company is very old and now specialized in Stanton service. Ask them: info@expertstylus.co.uk

You can’t transplant JICO SAS into Technics EPC-100 series, Jico is for 205 series and JICO SAS will cost you more than a better cartridge or very close to it. I’ve been using JICO SAS (BORON) long time ago on my 205c mk3.

In JAPAN ONLY Jico can retip Technics P-Mount mk4 series without replacing original Boron Pipe cantilever, but it’s for locals only (I have a bill from Jico for this job).

On Stanton you can use Pickering stylus, you need an original stylus.
If your model is Low Impedance then stylus from High Impedance is not compatible as far as I know.

The whole mess up with Technics cartridges is like knocking to the closed door or to a brick wall. You can simply use another enter quickly (another high-end MM cartridge).

My advice: stay away from any retipped or refurbished cartridges, it’s just a waste of time and money for nothing. Original cartridge (if it’s a good one) killing it!

The benefits of original Technics (impossible to find in good condition) is Boron Pipe cantilever and very low tip mass. Audio-Technics AT-ML180 has extremely low tip mass and hollow pipe boron (or beryllium) cantilever and MicroLine stylus. Grace LEVEL II BR/MR comes with Boron Pipe Cantilever and Micro Ridge Stylus! Those two cartridges are superior to original Technics for sure, I tried them all (original, not rebuilded sh**ty).

@chakster  follow all your advise closest possible. slowly collecting originals. I already tried replacement VS original and I know exactly what you mean. it just not right. even the newer stuff sounds better than oem stylus on legendary cart. but sometimes I try a stylus when someone who is experienced claimed its not much of a compromise. 

980 probably I will try needlestein.. he had tried himself going to expert stylus. and claim he know what he doing. or go expert stylus straight.

I was told. 980 is the low impedance version tommorow I will pick it up and see what I can do with it. I really dig the sound clip in youtube.. I was like wow... amazing

that's also why I haven't really moved in on technics stuff due to the ttdd suspension.. and stick with CiiL and not so much issues and still easy to get original stylus . furthermore I haven't manage to make it sound right until few days back. I rather have something that sound right rather than compromise.music must be music for me. 


still lurking the auction sites 

For low impedance version you need SUT or High Gain MC phono stage, I sold this cartridge long time ago when I compared it to Stanton Signature model CS-100 (it was much better in my system).

Now I have low impedance Pickering XLZ-4500 and XLZ-7500.

I bought original NOS pickering stylus not so long ago, it was D4000 new in the box. 

If you want your Stanton to be inspected or rebuild emal to Expert Stylus - they are the best for this cartridge and GBP exchange rate is low now. 

Chak, please don’t take it personally when I react to your frequent recommendations of vintage high end MM and MI cartridges for neophytes to go out and buy. I just think that for the unsophisticated buyer those cartridges can disappoint due to age and/or previous abuse that is not readily apparent. Moreover, none of them is inexpensive, if you can even find them these days.
In fact I do own most of the cartridges you named plus some others from that golden era that you never mention. And I do love them too.

@chakster  : ""  So many people were brainwashed by that old MM thread, but Technics appeared to be the worst cartridge and even the OP of that old thread was using ONLY refurbished samples, not the original samples    """

even you was " brainwashed because you learned about those cartridges through that long thread and what by first hand experiences a lot of audiophiles with very good/high knowledge levels posted, even today you has not that kind of knowledge quality levels.

In the other hand your statement :   ""  ONLY refurbished samples, not the original   """

is totally false and a big lie and you know very well is a lie because here in my country the Audio Technica CEO was and is my friend and all the top of the line MM and MC cartridges just after it realese I bougth it from him ( way before those cartridges been in USA or Europe. ). My 180 totally new and original but I bought from AT not only the best cartridges but the ones by its associated Signet and I bougth from my friend not only cartridges but: tonearms, SUTs like the AT1000T that comes with not to independent transformers but 4 transformers weigth 8kg., all mats, clamps, footers cables cleaning LP/stylus products and even dozens of Telarc LPs where AT was the exclusive world distributor.

About Technics cartridges ( and you know very well. ) I found out a source for NOS 7 samples of the EPC100CMK4 and shared in that thread and seven of us bougth it immediatly, time latter one of the owners ( with a top room/system. Not like your mediocrity/average you own. ) and me needed to fix the cartridges and I contact directly with my friends at VDH ( this Technics cartridge is the cartridge reference for DR. AJ Vdh him self. ) and we sended and when return to us both cartridges performed better than the original with a way better stylus shape even the other gentleman posted that his fixed Technics performs better than his Lyra Atlas !.  @anthonya I can help you about any time but I can see you already have a good gentlemans to fix cartridges and tonearms, good.

All my Empire cartridges as the great 4000D3 are original as are too the Astatic, Stanton/Pickering, AKG, Acutex but the flat nose model but the stylus is a NOS replacement and I can go on and on about.

So stop to spread your lies about me.

You are a really dishonest person because you post in Agon because you are a seller that avoid to pay the Agon fees for sale advertasing that other gentlemans make and you take advantage of the good faith of Agon.

Your posts in this forum always are to promote the cartridges/tonearm you have on sale that by " coincidence " are the best out there and that always outperforms any other vintage or today cartridge designs.
This is totally dishonest..

If you follow spreading poson against me I will take action for Agon can banned you and I have the proves for they can do it. I don't care about you but I care of what you post about me.

In the other side every single post where you follow posting that the cartridge you are selling outperforms everything I will post that is not true and I will post why is not true.

@lewm  is totally rigth but he is a polite gentleman.

R.