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The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth

Yep - You all know from grammar school that is the diamond, which incidentally is what is used to make the stylus of our turntable cartridges.  If it is so hard, and it is going up against some fairly soft vinyl, why do we worry about poor quality LPs damaging the cartridge or stylus?  Sure, I understand the cantilever, but the actual Stylus?  The old phrase for me is "Does Not Compute".   What are your thoughts and insights?
pgaulke60

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glupson
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mulveling,

"...I’m not the kind of audiophile to listen to Krall/Barber/Stanley/SRV/Dire Straits on repeat all the time..."
You may be one of the very rare audiophiles that uses a turntable with a repeat ability.
glupson
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"Then if you have a turntable that doesn't have a removable head, in order to scope your stylus you need to remove the whole cartridge, correct?"
Even if your turntable has a removable headshell, make sure it can fit under the microscope. Or just get a good-enough magnifying glass.
glupson
7,842 posts
 
geoffkait,

I would never copy your style. When I quote you, I make sure it is obvious poke at your style. Our styles are different. Mine is simply more polished and harder to find non-sense in it.

I am not saying your style is not good for someone. Some people prefer McDonald’s to fine dining at a sophisticated French restaurant.
glupson
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geoffkait,

Always quick on the trigger, always shootng in the dark. Nothing new and it does not matter. Hey, New, Dark, and Matter.

I thought that New Dark Matter will remain relevant as people will need topics to joke about.
glupson
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"geoffkait is the Oscar Wilde of this joint, and that's good enough for me."
True, New Dark Matter has a chance to remain relevant.
glupson
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"Not sure that make a lot of styli out of wurtzite boron nitride."
I see a business opportunity right there. The market is hungry for new giant slayer in audio. Beeswax fuses, liquid cables, Rhodium outlets, graphene, time to go bye bye. We present the new star of audio world...
glupson
7,842 posts
 
Does it have to be naturally occuring hardest substance?
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