Thinking about switching cartridges.

Dear @lewm  : It can looks that way but it's not builded of one pice, this is absolutely sure. Not even its vintage top of the line 13D.

R.

@lewm Did you form the listening impression of The 17D3 with the Dyna and or Triplaner or another ? i’ve so far only had it on my 505. Best to you in music !
jim

@mijostyn : The last on those vintage diamond cantilever cartridges that used natural diamond was the Audio Technica MC 1000. After AT all diamond cantilevers are synthetic.

R.

@rauliruegas I know all about young's modulus, but there is more at play such as cantilever mass and dimensions. A ruby cantilever that has a larger diameter or is shorter can be stiffer than a Boron or even diamond cantilever. For identical dimensions you are correct. 

The micro ridge stylus on the Hyperion is definitely not the usual Namiki. Look at the AP photograph. I'll ask Peter who is making it.

@retipper Hi Peter, Mike here. Who is making the stylus for the Hyperion MR? The cartridge is certainly up there with the very best. I need to listen more to be specific.

Not to put too fine a point in it, but doesn’t a stylus get polished by the groove and wouldn’t that process eventually negate or render irrelevant the factory original state of polish? Within the first 50-100 hours I would think.