@uberwalts
Jico used to make stylus for the 981 but a
Pickering XSV3000 should work just as well. Which are a little easier to find and cheaper!
Jico never made SAS stylus for Stanton/Pickering, all they did is cheap generic Elliptical replacement which is a total degradation compared to any Stereohedron profile. It's better to send worn stylus to Expert Stylus in UK for retip with Paratrace profile. Expert Stylus Co LTD. specialized in Stanton/Pickering repair for ages. Our @nandric is their best customer for retipping his huge collection of MC with Paratrace profile from Expert Stylus :)
Pickering XSV-3000 has
D3000 Stereohedron stylus, but this
stylus is equal to the (Stanton 881s) D81s stylus.
Stanton 881 with D81s is not as good as the Stanton 981 with D91s!
Stanton 981 is much better cartridge than 881 model and i think sealed D91s stylus cost at least $450 minimum. So ebay price is pretty close.
Also Pickering XSV-7500 is much better than XSV-3000
P.S. I have factory sealed Pickering D3000 Stereohedron stylus if anyone interested.
My latest find is low impedance/low output mega rare Pickering XLZ-4500s, this MM cartridge has an output as low as MC and must be connected to MC phono input. XLZ series is completely different from XSV series.