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Has any of you tried this for Cartridge break in

I unfortunately broke off the stylus of my cartridge. Mr Mehran has another on the way. My question is using a LP like On the Threshold of a Dream that has endless grooves at the end with music a good choice. I am going to try a ATMOS in place of my UNIverse on trial. Its going to be new and i want to get as much time on it as possible before i have to make a decision. Has any of you used this method for cartridge break in.
Also if any of you are using ATMOS let me no your thoughts.

I know most will want to know how this happened. For evacuation for Gustav i brought all of my system except my speakers. When we got back after a major cleanup i started putting my system back together. The turntable was last as its the most work. I had my Tri planar boxed with UNIverse still mounted. I installed the arm and noticed that the mono filament string that adjusts skating was off. Finding and replacing it i forgot to lock the arm down and the rest is history.
stltrains
g_m_c
443 posts
 
Sorry for your bad luck on the cartridge.
Hopefully you had no storm damage.
I would take such an accident as a sign from the ether.
Play records and not try to accelerate break in.
Too much risk.
ZYX sounds great out of the box.
I enjoy hearing such a fine device break in and evolve.
Best of luck.
slowhand
610 posts
 
I own the Atmos. It replaced my ZYX Yatra. Mine took about 70 hours to break in. The sound is fantastic. Very dynamic. Great on both jazz and rock. I agree with G m c. The Atmos sounds very good right out of the box. But be patient. It only gets better with time. don't rush it. enjoy the music and savor the changes.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
Most cartridge suspensions are fully broken in at 50 hours give or take a few on either side.

Just play music.

I blew out a Zyx Universe stylus a few years ago. Remarkably a friend of mine did the very same thing on the next day.

Ouch.
stltrains OP
845 posts
 
GMC thanks for the kind words.
Slowhand many thanks for the update on Atmos
Audiofeil knocking the stylus off of my Universe is a real bummer for sure. Worst thing about it is i was straight as a arrow when i was blowing out my awesome Universe.
All i'm going to audition Atmos for the reason i listen to classic rock and roll more than any other music most likely 80% of the time. Money wise its not much less in cost. Mr Mehran is giving me time to audition and as we all know one of the best people in all of audio. I do know how good Universe is as i had that fine cartridge quite a while. I did enjoy hearing how it changed during its break in. I installed my back up Dynavector 20 XL for a analog fix for now. Many thanks guys for the info.
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