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Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍
I’m finding this discussion to be rather useless, and therefore, exhausting. it's fun to philosophize about the theory of nothing.  LoL 
Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration
@chakster   maybe yes 
Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration
Yes, those old Japanese Toho cast iron plinths are an eye candy, they also made their own tonearm btw. I remember that Toho in the 70's made wooden tonearms rods with different mass. 
Stylus Wear Question
it's like car shock absorbers, you travel miles and miles getting used to driving and slow but inexorable wear and you don't notice it until the car begins to skid more and more with the passage of time. 
Turntable rumble: what causes it?
it is possible that even the feet of the turntable, if they also have rubber, this has disintegrated and no longer acts as an isolator.However, I believe that the Pioneer is completely underpowered compared to the rest of the system, even if the c... 
Stylus Wear Question
  the Replicant 100 can be used for 2000 hrs at least. @chakster   for a long life of the stylus and to obtain a minimum wear we must advise that it is also important to clean well the records, even better if washed with record cleaning machines. 
Turntable rumble: what causes it?
yes it is the subsonic effect, did you use a test disc to check if the cartridge is compatible with the tonearm to achieve an optimal resonant frequency? 
Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II?
It was with the Anna and A90 when the people turn his head for Ortofon. It depends; in my country Ortofon in the 70s-80s 90s has always been appreciated for its products and sold a lot, even the x000 models.With the early 2000s many brands took... 
Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍
Modern adhesives are very strong and light. It is easier to align the stylus and keep it aligned while the glue is set by UV With the gluing system without embed as indicated by Chakster, it is necessary to be very careful in cleaning the stylus ... 
Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍
@halcro I understand ... so it remains a mystery at least for now. 
Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍
@halcro I propose again the unanswered question:sony XL 88D what good is that sphere-like pretuberance located near the cantilever?  
Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II?
later of ZYX fame. I am aware that before Zyx he worked for Monster Cable with the Alpha and Genesis series ... I do not remember if it is always the same designer of the Ortofon Mc 20 30 etc. etc. The original MC30 was also a very low output dev... 
Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II?
Sure, otherwise I would have sold it a long time ago. photo 
Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II?
 read about it HERE I own that too. 
Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II?
I had in the early 80's the MC 2000 with its sut which I have been using for some time but when I was able to try the 3000 mk2 and its T3000 sut I preferred this in my chain and sold the MC 2000 and the sut; over time I also had the MC 5000 on tes...