Stylus shape?

I don't read or know of an audiophile that after 400-500 hours re-tipped his Lyra Titan or even after 1K.
R.

Dear @g_nakamoto : Ortofon use Shibata shape in some of the cartridge models.

Btw, """  advanced shape sounds better, costs more, but lasts much longer..."""

lasts much longer?: this is a misunderstood because the time lasting an stylus does not depends on its shape but for other reasons as  clean it and clean the LP surface because in theory the advanced  shapes  increased groove side walls makes a longer lasts time but that " increased groove.." in reality does not happens due to the tonearm tracking error and non perfect accurated cartridge/tonearm alignment along that not all LPs are say 180grs. and comes with no waves that affects the stylus rake angle during cartridge tracking.

I own many cartridges with elliptical stylus shapes that have more hours than the ones stated by Jico and we have a good example with the spherical stylus shape in the Denon 103 that last for " ever " ( I own too. ).

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

Dear @musicfan2349 :  "  what shape of stylus yields the best sound.."

the stylus shape is only one of several parts in the design and manufacture of a phono cartridge and per sé is important but not determinant  in the overall cartridge quality level performance.

Exist several carrtridges with elliptical stylus shape that performs really good.

The build quality level in a cartridge is more important as it's too the analog rig that surrounds the cartridge and your ability to make the rigth overall cartridge/tonearm set up. The more advanced stylus shape needs a lot more effort and knowledge levels to make that set up in the rigth way where the cartridge can shows its real quality level performance .

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.