give that stylus a good ultrasonic cleaning, then play it again. alternately, see if you can discern an increase in surface noise on the record when the other stylus plays it, mistracking chips off little slivers of vinyl that can have this effect.
Is this stylus worn out?
Hello,
I own a Lyra Delos. After several years, it began to sound a bit off. I think I was detecting some distortion in the high frequencies. As I had a 2nd cartridge in a similar price/quality/performance category (Transfiguration Axia), I switched to that one and put The Delos in the box for a while. Recently I began to play with a USB microscope and took some photos of the styluses on both cartridges. I was wondering if you would look at my photos of my Delos stylus and comment on its wear. I do not know what it looked like when new. Actually, I would love to see an image of a Delos stylus at the beginning of its life! (I also attached one photo of the transfiguration axia for comparison. Apologies in advance for the poor photo quality. my microscope is not great. Not sure if the image is attaching properly. if you click on it, it will take you to a page with both shots that I have.
thanks!
Mark