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Cartridge wear with clicks and pops…?

As the title says…I am looking for input about cartridge wear.

I currently have a Hana Red , which to be frank was a stretch for me financially. I love it…!

While most of the vinyl I play is in mint condition and carefully cleaned etc I do have some older vinyl , both original stuff I bought in the day ( 1970’s , but taken care of..) and original pressings from late 50’s on.

The question is.

When playing the older stuff with some clicks and pops am I “ exponentially “ increasing the wear on my Red? 
With the price part of me could rationalize buying a nice “ starter” deck and cartridge ( denon 103 type thing) to play my less pristine vinyl on.

Rational fact based opinions? 
Not anything I’m obsessing over but the thought floats though my mind occasionally so i thought I’d see what you all thought.

Thanks in advance for the thoughtful input!

 

zimick
lewm
13,113 posts
 

What, me worry?

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jayctoy
4,153 posts
 

Op using outer ring on my VPI Tt it does minimize clicks and pops. That’s my experience on my Hana SL cart.

lewm
13,113 posts
 

How does a peripheral ring affect the frequency of ticks and pops?

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pindac
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I recent years bonded styli have undergone changes to the properties of the adhesives  selected to produce the bond and how the adhesives properties are able to manage energy transferred through it to the cantilever. Science is a must for identifying the ideal substance to function as the adhesive. 

Prior to the race to find the ideal adhesive substance, there are chosen adhesives that fractured under the stress created through energy transferral. 

There are quite a few who were left scratching their heads as the needle drop merrily skated from the outer to Inner dead wax.  Anti Skate is the first to be concerned about, a missing styli is not even contemplated.

Contaminated Vinyl LP Grooves was the most common description on offer from the manufacturer. After seeing numerous returned Cartridges in a filthy state, the description was most likely a viable one. 

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