Stylus Profile Discussion


I've been reading a bit lately about different stylus profiles--trying to get a handle on the different shapes, pros and cons, etc. Here is a question I've been pondering: Which stylus shape represents the "sweet spot" between ease of set up and sonic performance? In other words, at what point does the demand for fully optimized alignment (and the difficulty and tedious time commitment involved in obtaining this and the neurotic tendency to fear that you may not have) become such a detriment that you would be better off with a less challenging profile that would be easier to set up correctly?
dodgealum

Showing 1 response by tomwh

Looks like the second post by Millercarbon nailed it on the head.  You guys go on and on about absolutes which never really pan out in music reproduction.

If your goal is real music reproduction then you are going to have to listen. Or better yet adjust listen and compare.  Because someone plays with a few machines and write in a scientific format, does not constitute a proof in audio reproduction.  

So I guess the moral of the story is if you want read how great your playback system is match your system up with all stuff you can read.  Or maybe you want to listen to it for your subjective enjoyment regardless if the tone deaf, self proclaimed experts, tell you the numbers on the variables they chose are wrong.  How that for a run on sentence??? I really care about Music , grammar not so much!!!

Enjoy the ride
Tom