Pickering XSV 3000 replacement stylus- are they worth it?

As you know, Chakster, the magnet is in the cartridge body, not the stylus assembly

I am surprised you said that @lewm

This is Moving Magnet principle.

1) Now I want to show something, see what’s inside the replacement stylus assembly carrier HERE. ****

We’re talking about Moving Magnet cartridge (Pickering), not a Moving Iron.

2) I have mentioned Stanton/Pickering’s Samarium Cobalt magnet because it’s not always a choice of some other MM manufacturers, here is Alnico magnet in MM design for example ***

Another example is Audio-Technica MM with two magnet right in the replacement stylus assembly. Yet another example from Ortofon MM.

P.S. The difference between MM, MI and MC explained here in motion.

Here we go again. Ground hog day analogy.

haha, exactly :)

My bad, was indeed thinking of MI, but why don't you trust LP Gear?  I ask this out of genuine curiosity.  If you have a good reason, you might convince me.  Or is it simply that they may not use a Samarium Cobalt magnet?  Assuming output voltage and frequency response are similar between the LP Gear stylus assembly and the OEM stylus assembly, what is the problem?