Nagaoka MP 300 Cartridge

Depends on quality of turntable, tonearm, and vinyl, cleanliness of same, and the setup accuracy of the cartridge and cleanliness (again) of the stylus.

Low end 300 hours. Best conditions, 500-800 hours

Buy a bottle of Stylast lubricant. Apply it to the stylus before playing a side. Your stylus will outlast the suspension! I have done this and it works!

Interesting, I have never herd of stylist lubricant, i will check it out. Based on what I have seen on the internet it seems the 300 to 500 hour range seems to be the standard. I will be using 350 hours as my time to pick-up something new, I was interested in trying a MC cartridge for a change. I am running a Sansui SR-525 Turntable with a project tube phono preamp. A Hana Cartridge has peeked my interent along with an Allnic Preamp update.

Stylast cleaner is excellent also.