I don't think any diamond stylus will get beaten up by a damaged disc, or any kind of disc, really (aside from cracked, obviously). The cantilever that the diamond is attached to can certainly wear out and is the reason hi-fi enthusiasts change out styli from time to time.
Best, r. ----- Original Message ----- From: "DOUGLAS CURRAN" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Styli... > Greetings: > > I also have two sets of 78 rpm discs: > > One for modern turntable/pick-up for collectible and E to M > condition records. > > Second group for non-collectible in VG range to downright P > for poor for wind-ups, which can still sound very, very > good, in fact much better than with the modern pick-up. > > Correct me if I'm mistaken, but won't a modern stlyus take a > beating being played on damaged discs? > > Cheers, etc. > > Doug -- > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ >
