2007-04-06 14:52:40 · 6 answers · asked by monorma 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Pappy is correct. However, some of the less expensive ones have a sapphire tip instead of diamond.
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2007-04-06 16:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by olin1963 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been various materials used. Basically you have 2 or 3 parts that make up a stylus.
You need a cantilever to support the stylus .A cantilever is like a small rod which is attached to the main cartridge body and has a small magnet and is pivoted to move up and down at the stylus end so it can trace the record groove properly. The movement up and down and side to side of the cantilever is called it's compliance, The higher the no. the easier the cantilever will move freely .A compliance of 10 is low which means the tracking weight will have to be higher because the cantilever is stiff. A compliance of 25 to 35 is highwhich means the cantilever is more flexable and the tracking weight can be lower.
One of the materials used in the making of the cantilever is Beryllium, which is strong and very light.
Most of the inexpensive cartridges have the diamond tip attached to a shank which is attached to the tip of the cantilever .
The more expensive cartridges have the actual diamond stylus pushed through the cantilever tip which keeps the weight down to give you low mass.
A pieceofdimond is cut and shaped to fit the groove of a lp record. Over the years therehave been many shapes tried so the part of the diamond that sits in the groove will be narrow enough to trace thehighest frequences but not low enough to reach the bottom of the groove So a comprmies is used to get the best result,.
Hope this has been of some help .And thanks for the question.we don't get many on analogue playback . Alot of serious music lovers (me included) listen to records on top quality turntables and the sound leaves CD for dead .There is no comparrison vinyl wins all the time.
2007-04-06 23:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by ROBERT P 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"The newest turn tables use a laser to read the track"
That's pretty out dated technology, name one turntable that came out within the last year.
Don't waste your money one of those turntables. They have a high error rate & are a huge hassle. Laser technology for record grooves is only good for guiding needle placement in linear turntables & track programmable turntables.
This is a good link if you are looking for a turntable.
http://www.needledoctor.com
2007-04-07 18:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by NebRon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The newest turn tables use a laser to read the track which has the benefit of preserving the condition of the vinyl and converting the signal to digital.
2007-04-07 02:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by narcissisticguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tip is usually diamond. The rest is basically a simple coil.
2007-04-06 23:48:00 · answer #5 · answered by pappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"There is no comparrison vinyl wins all the time."
Especially if you love chest pounding bass.
2007-04-07 00:10:45 · answer #6 · answered by klaxxton 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋