long lasting cart


I listen to records about 30 to 40 hours a week in my home office. I have a Music Hall 5.1 with a Nagaoka mp 200. Thinking about a Soundsmith zepher ll. But it would only last 6 months. So maybe ?????
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I understand that the better cartridges/styluses product better sound as well as more longevity . . . but if I am satisfied with the sound from a conical or elliptical stylus, wouldn’t it be cheaper to just buy more such styluses and change them as needed rather than to buy a more expensive cartridge/stylus and use it for the expected life?  

I saw a conical stylus to fit my old Pickering cartridge for just $29 — I could buy 5 or 10 or more of those for less than I might spent for one high-quality cartridge with stylus.