Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
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Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
I have a Stanton 681 EEE cart. With the stylus being bent, can it be saved and brought back to life?
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
Nope, a suitable replacement is now the order.
That's WHY they made them "replaceable".
That's WHY they made them "replaceable".
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
Well dang....that's what I thought. I have clone that looks like it , but does not sound as good!
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
Well, you could certainly have that stylus retipped. Frankly that would give a better end result than most of the aftermarket copy styli, most of which don't have the all-important soldered tension wire which is such an important part of Stanton's suspension system.
I know a guy who retips and repairs Stanton/Pickering styli all the time. He does great work and his prices are very reasonable. Depending on your budget, he can do a bonded elliptical, nude elliptical, bonded hyperelliptical (almost identical to a bonded Stereohedron), nude MicroRidge and more.
I know a guy who retips and repairs Stanton/Pickering styli all the time. He does great work and his prices are very reasonable. Depending on your budget, he can do a bonded elliptical, nude elliptical, bonded hyperelliptical (almost identical to a bonded Stereohedron), nude MicroRidge and more.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
I have upgraded mine to a Vivid line stylus from LP Gear. It now sounds the best I have heard from it. https://www.lpgear.com/product/STNS681EEES.html
tip: use it without the brush
tip: use it without the brush
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
Thanks to all. BMRR, do you have a link to the guy that retips? That would be my first choice.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
He doesn't have a web site but if you give me your email address I can send you his contact information.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
The Jico replacements directly from Jico (not rebranded stuff @ lower spec) have the tension wire.
That said, retipping is also an option and you could get a higher quality nude advanced tip for the retip, which aren't available AFAIK from Jico.
That said, retipping is also an option and you could get a higher quality nude advanced tip for the retip, which aren't available AFAIK from Jico.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
Correct, my comment about aftermarket styli was aimed at Pfanstiehl, EVG, LPGear, Thakker, etc.patient_ot wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019 17:13The Jico replacements directly from Jico (not rebranded stuff @ lower spec) have the tension wire.
Genuine JICO is good stuff and performs very close to the real thing.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
I have a Jico Shibata on my Stanton 680...it sounds very nice but it's still a bonded Shibata. I often wonder what the cartridge would sound like with a nude advanced tip done by a retipper. I may try it at some point several months down the line when this Jico stylus is done.BMRR wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019 17:15Correct, my comment about aftermarket styli was aimed at Pfanstiehl, EVG, LPGear, Thakker, etc.patient_ot wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019 17:13The Jico replacements directly from Jico (not rebranded stuff @ lower spec) have the tension wire.
Genuine JICO is good stuff and performs very close to the real thing.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
The guy I use has a nice selection of tips/cantilevers available, something for every budget. His most popular one is a very slender aluminum cantilever with a nude rectangular-shank .3x.7mil "true ellipsoid" diamond. I've seen this one in person and it's absolutely gorgeous. The rectangular shank gives it lower mass than a square or round shank, and it's a great tracker as a result.
For about the same price he also has a bonded tip that he says looks identical to a Stereohedron and sounds the same as one.
Moving up the line, he has a nude .2x.7mil elliptical on a titanium cantilever. I forget whether that diamond is square or rectangular shank, but it looks pretty spectacular in the pics I've seen.
His TOTL offering is an ultra thin boron cantilever with a nude MicroRidge diamond.
And for the budget-conscious he also has bonded ellipticals and bonded conicals.
For about the same price he also has a bonded tip that he says looks identical to a Stereohedron and sounds the same as one.
Moving up the line, he has a nude .2x.7mil elliptical on a titanium cantilever. I forget whether that diamond is square or rectangular shank, but it looks pretty spectacular in the pics I've seen.
His TOTL offering is an ultra thin boron cantilever with a nude MicroRidge diamond.
And for the budget-conscious he also has bonded ellipticals and bonded conicals.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
NOS Stanton and Pickering styli come up for sale on ebay at reasonable prices. You just need to be patient. Over the past year I bought two Stanton conicals (including a light tracking one) and two ellipticals at around twice the price of a Pfanstiehl, and honestly there's no comparison.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
BMRR wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019 20:57The guy I use has a nice selection of tips/cantilevers available, something for every budget. His most popular one is a very slender aluminum cantilever with a nude rectangular-shank .3x.7mil "true ellipsoid" diamond. I've seen this one in person and it's absolutely gorgeous. The rectangular shank gives it lower mass than a square or round shank, and it's a great tracker as a result.
For about the same price he also has a bonded tip that he says looks identical to a Stereohedron and sounds the same as one.
Moving up the line, he has a nude .2x.7mil elliptical on a titanium cantilever. I forget whether that diamond is square or rectangular shank, but it looks pretty spectacular in the pics I've seen.
His TOTL offering is an ultra thin boron cantilever with a nude MicroRidge diamond.
And for the budget-conscious he also has bonded ellipticals and bonded conicals.
Would love to see pictures of the work, especially the boron + MR one if anyone ever goes for that.
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Re: Can this Stanton 681EEE be saved?
To those who prefer re-tipping... is there ever any problem with re-using an old suspension? How do you know the suspension isn't compromised from age and use?
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