I am new in the vinyl world, but already a fan !, and I would like to know how long a cartridge last before it has to be replaced ?
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1,500 hrs at 40 minutes per LP (20 per side) equates to 2,250 LP's being played. That's not bad.
Thanks ! it is long enough to give me the time to want to try another cartridge !!... even if I am really satisfied with my current one...
By the way, although it is definitely not a pb, is there a "rational" way to identifiy when a cartridge needs to be replaced , except the "feeling" that the sound is degraded ?...
hen you get a new cartridge it doesn't always sound all that great, because it needs time to settle in or "break-in". When it starts to perform at its optimal level you'll know...it'll just just come to you in a session. You'll get one of those "oh, my God...this sounds amazing" moments. Same thing at the opposite end of the scale. Maybe you're finding that the music is no longer involving like it once and this is happening more and more. Likely time for a change.
I thought that cartridges never wore out, just the stylus did. And if it doesn't have a replaceable stylus, you send it out for retipping. If any of you folks with the expensive cartridges find that they are getting in your way after wearing out, than please send them to me. I'll even pay the postage.
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BillWojo
I thought that cartridges never wore out, just the stylus did. And if it doesn't have a replaceable stylus, you send it out for retipping.
That would be the rounded rubber grommet holding the stylus (suspension). I've never seen a worn one. ...Even after 40 years.
grommets, over time, like any rubber, harden, you may not see that, but you'll hear it. I gently apply a rubber renew product on my carts grommets.
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