A stylus guard on a cartridge built like the Glider (and there are many others like it) is more of a danger than a safety benefit. Installing and removing the stylus guard is perhaps the most dangerous act involved in using a cartridge. In 45 years, I've only damaged one cartridge in handling, and that was because my fingernail caught on the cantilever when I was flipping the built in stylus guard out of the way. A detachable guard would be even more scary to put on and take off before playing LPs. IOW, I agree with Millercarbon.
Benz Micro Glider Stylus protection
Yeah, I know, there ain’t any.
I LOVE this cartridge,especially mounted on an SME Series V tonearm I picked up yesterday.
Clean, clear, warm, very good bass reproduction not lacking in midrange/highs either…
BUT…
that exposed cantilever has had my pucker factor up for months, every time I play it.
So. In this day and age of 3D printers in everyone’s garage and a chicken in every pot, is ANYONE making a stylus guard for this cartridge?
Thanks.