Whats on your turntable tonight?

untouched groove holds good info, hence the better tip can sometimes be a virtue Brian

Safe trip Joel - Wishing you all the best in the journey….

Yes - Fragile ( because i believe in symbolism ) and it’s a great disc…

@tomic601 

True Jim, I did consider that as well. Luckily, most my mono LP’s are in really good shape. Perhaps I’m lucky.

Thanks guys.  I hope for good things.

I agree with Brian, the mono cartridge with a conical stylus would better serve mono records.  At the most, an elliptical stylus.  I could be wrong, of course.

My longer-term plan is for a second tonearm, one with a removable headshell.  By that I can easily change between a mono cartridge and some other MC or MM cartridge.  The main tonearm would remain as the premier choice and with the premium cartridge.  But first, I need to get the turntable that supports two tonearms.  That along with speakers are the big plans for early 2022.  Fun hobby and I love great music and excellent high fidelity.  But man, this can get expensive!

Then again, Jim's thought makes even more sense.  The untouched groove area is a nice surface for a deeper tracking stylus.

Oh, this hobby...er, rabbit hole!