Marco's latest vintage marvel....

[Canetoad]

Hi Dave,



Ah, thanks for the info. It's what I suspected, and rather proves my point that the Goldring *is* a quality cartridge, if the 800E and Super E were so highly regarded in their day.

It's the generator which is at the 'business end' of how a cartridge intrinsically sounds. The stylus type simply alters the final presentation, therefore which one is 'superior' will depend on how one prefers music reproduced, vis-à-vis the sonic signatures of conical vs. elliptical styli.

Me? I'll happily trade a (little) fine detail retrieval and treble extension for the 'boogie factor' and natural tonality of a nice conical tip.



Ok, that's interesting. You can solve something for me then: First of all, this is the stylus I'm using:

http://www.stylusplus.co.uk/stylus-f...dge-7231-p.asp

Observe where it says:



So, at 2.7g, I'm still well within the recommended range. However, it isn't an original G800 stylus, although it is a conical type

Now, going back to the G800H you mentioned, have a look here, and scroll down about a quarter of the way to where the D-110H and D-110E styli are shown:

http://www.adelcom.net/GoldringStylus1.htm

Could those be used with my G800 cartridge?




Interesting! I'll have a look at that. Meanwhile your answer to the above question would be useful - churz

Marco.

I have attached the instruction sheet I received with my G800 cartridge for anybody who has one. It states that the tracking force is between 1.5 and 3 grams for the original cartridge stylus.