Fatman
05-16-2007, 08:02 AM
I recently bought a used Rega P3 with a Dynavector 10x5 cartridge. I’m having a blast spinning my vinyl that has been in storage since about 1987. I forgot that I have a fair collection of MFSL vinyl and a few Masterdiscs (?).
I was told that the table and cartridge only have a few hundred hours of use. Not having spun records for about 20 years, I’m a little freaked out by potentially not having everything setup properly. When I set up the table out of the box, the first thing I noticed was that the cartridge was way out of alignment according to the simple Rega protractor. Also, there was no spacer to accommodate the tall Dynavector cartridge. I fixed both those issues based on the wealth of info on this site.
Anyway, after reading a ton of posts, I cleaned the Dynavector stylus with a Magic Eraser (ME). My concern is that I was too aggressive, sweeping the ME back-to-front like a stylus brush. The next record I played was the Allman Brothers – Brothers and Sisters. I have no idea how this vinyl should sound, but it basically sucked. I went back to a reference disc (MFSL Grateful Dead American Beauty), and all seemed fine. However, I can’t help think I may have damaged the stylus tip. I’ve inspected the tip with a magnifying glass, but I don’t really know what it should look like – It does not seem to have much of a vertical point to it.
Hopefully I’m worrying over nothing and need to accept the fact that there is good vinyl and bad vinyl (much like there are good and bad CDs). Anyone have any clear close-up photos of a Dynavector 10x5 stylus tip?
Anthony
I was told that the table and cartridge only have a few hundred hours of use. Not having spun records for about 20 years, I’m a little freaked out by potentially not having everything setup properly. When I set up the table out of the box, the first thing I noticed was that the cartridge was way out of alignment according to the simple Rega protractor. Also, there was no spacer to accommodate the tall Dynavector cartridge. I fixed both those issues based on the wealth of info on this site.
Anyway, after reading a ton of posts, I cleaned the Dynavector stylus with a Magic Eraser (ME). My concern is that I was too aggressive, sweeping the ME back-to-front like a stylus brush. The next record I played was the Allman Brothers – Brothers and Sisters. I have no idea how this vinyl should sound, but it basically sucked. I went back to a reference disc (MFSL Grateful Dead American Beauty), and all seemed fine. However, I can’t help think I may have damaged the stylus tip. I’ve inspected the tip with a magnifying glass, but I don’t really know what it should look like – It does not seem to have much of a vertical point to it.
Hopefully I’m worrying over nothing and need to accept the fact that there is good vinyl and bad vinyl (much like there are good and bad CDs). Anyone have any clear close-up photos of a Dynavector 10x5 stylus tip?
Anthony