What Fleib said. It’s a bit tricky to seat the stylus because (I suppose) they’re trying to achieve as much structural rigidity with a snap-in joint as possible. A couple of years ago I got a replacement stylus for my 5-yr-old AT150MLX. It was a bit difficult to remove the old stylus and it took me a few tries to get the new stylyus to align and snap in properly. It seems to take a combination of a subtle front-to-rear sliding motion combined with an upward snap. Make sure the stylus assembly’s edges are completely nested and aligned completely flush with the cartridge housing before you try to play it.
Replacing stylus on a AT 150XML
According to the manufacturer, the stylus on the Audio Technica 150MXL is replaceable.
However, when I pulled mine off (stupid I know, wanted to clean it) I can not get it back on the body. Well I can, but the alignment is fubar and the cartridge collapses under any load. The enclosed instructions on stylus removal/replacement are useless.
So how can I get my cart back together again? Do I have to send it back to AT, or can a re-tipper do this? The stylus is fine and not worn.
However, when I pulled mine off (stupid I know, wanted to clean it) I can not get it back on the body. Well I can, but the alignment is fubar and the cartridge collapses under any load. The enclosed instructions on stylus removal/replacement are useless.
So how can I get my cart back together again? Do I have to send it back to AT, or can a re-tipper do this? The stylus is fine and not worn.