Replicant 100 stylus

pindac, Interesting information but as is always the case depending

from the truth of assertion  or premise. My is different from yours.

I have several cartridges retipped by Expert stylus with their ''Paratrace''

stylus . So if Paratrace = Replicant than both can't be as ''exclusive''

as in your premise. The stylus only retip is about 200 GBP. 

The whole Roksan PR about Shiraz is based on the premise that

Gyger II is the ''best ever'' stylus. This stylus is designed by Van

den Hul because Gyger I was very difficult to produce. This means

that Gyger II was ''more simple'' than Gyger I. Alas Van den Hul

deed not mark his styli as mk. 1, 2 and S. suggesting the ''same

stylus'' for all his styli. Shakespeare ''what is in a name?'' can

be answered in different  ways. Also as confusion. Who would 

believe that Serbo-Croatian name for Vienna is Bec? 

My plea for retips made my psychology to mention lower price than

the real one. It is 216,67 GBP. instead of ''about 200''. I deed ''it'' for all

my cartridges with elliptical stylus. If later styli are better who can

protest? 

The paradox of thinking to know. As was the case in, uh, my own

case when I had no idea that ''Paratrace= Replicant '' but deed

''retip'' while '' knowing'' or believing that retip is a priori

stupid to do.

I am a big fan of Ortofon's Replicant 100 stylus.  My Cadenza Bronze has that stylus and upon first hearing it I was pleased with its SQ but also pleasantly surprised with how much quieter older LPs sounded.

Bronze in any form is an excellent cartridge