You should invest in a 10x jewelers loupe. It enables you to see the stylus much better. I say 10x as it is still relatively bright. The higher magnifications limit the available light. I'd say that upon inspection, and no visible damage seen, I recommend cleaning the stylus with a wet clean stylus cleaner, such as the one made by audio technica.
Did I ruin my cartridge or my stylus? Or both?
Hi,
I recently played a vinyl record that came with one of my daughters dolls, we were curious about which kind of music was in the "record". There was no music, only loud distortion... I know :(
After that my records sound with a lot of bass. I played songs that I know really well and definitely is too much bass, sometimes even hurt the ears for a millisecond.
Do you think I fully damaged my 300 hours old Audio-Technica AT-VMN95ML? Only the stylus? Only the cartridge?
I have made all the text book recalibration (VTF/Anti-skate, protractor, etc.) and cleaning.
I use a Yamaha 500 turntable, a Pro-Ject Tube Box S2 Preamplifier (with matching settings for the VMN95ML) and the Klipsch R-41PM Powered speakers.
Thank you for your opinions!!!