Needles

[Uncle Ants]

rockmeister wrote:

forget years... it's meaningless. You need to know how many hours of play.

absolutely correct

rockmeister wrote:

I play about 2 albums a day, 5 days a week =700 hours a year. At that rate I reckon 5 years minimum. 5000 hours (7 years) isn't unknown.

Hmm. That seems a bit of a stretch though. The other thing its highly dependent on is the stylus profile. A bog standard spherical will maybe do 1500 hours and an ellipticala fairbit more. A line contact stylus could easily double that (more surface area in contact= less pressure) .... 5000 hours is getting toward the edge though.

Edit: i misread that slightly ... 5 years at 700 hours a year = 3500 hours ... a line contact stylus could well manage this given good clean vinyl and regular attention with good stylus brush (tho its pushing it some) ... still think 5000 hours is pushing the envelope too far though

 

[kingsxfan]

pamela andersons gusset wrote:

A.N. wrote:

kingsxfan wrote:

2 years for me.

:shock:

:shock::shock:that would be a real shittoh if you were using a top flight keotsu cart and had a throw away attitude like some of the yoof today.

yeah, but what our Phil hasn`t told ya, is he has the disposable income if Bill Gates

I wish!!!

I got two years out of a Kontrapunkt Bbefore I noticed distortion in the higher frequencies. I did play around 1500 hours of music which is good going. All my records are pristine clean and see the Moth RCM before they see the sharp end of a cart, this can help reduce wear and tear.

The thing is when it comes to stylus wear, don't trust your ears, by then it could be too late. Keep a rough count of the hours you put on it and get it inspected under a microscope now and again. Its the only way to be sure!