78 RPM Stylus

The Shure N78S Wide Groove 78 RPM needle stylus is used with all current line phono cartridges except the Shure M447 and M44G phono cartridges. The stylus features a 2.5 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

The Stanton D-827 D827 stylus is the 78 RPM stylus used with all Stanton 800 series cartridges. The Stanton 800 series cartridges include: 881S, 881E, 880S and 880E. The stylus features a 2.7 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

THE VESSEL A3SP STYLUS

The Vessel A3SP stylus is the 78 RPM stylus replacement designed for all Vessel cartridges to correctly replay 78RPM widegroove records. It offers silky smooth, rich, clean and precise sound possessing an immediacy and presence that is organic, and beguiling. It's the best sound we've heard from our old 78 RPM records.

● 78 RPM atylus specified for all Vessel cartridges
● 3.0 mil diamond for correct tracing 78 RPM record grooves
● Harmonically rich and accurate sound reproduction of 78RPM recorded material
● Precision engineered and exquisitely crafted in Japan
● Genuine, unsurpassed, zealous for perfection LP TUNES® stylus

Please do not not attempt to play 78 and 33 RPM records with the same type of stylus, as you could damage the records and stylus. A 78 RPM stylus reduces a lot of noise from the discs. As most of you know, 78 records get a bad reputation when played with LP needles that are .07 mil when they really need to be larger due to the 3 mm groove size.