LP Gear ATN3472VL stylus

I have always used cheap styli, usually paying no more than $25 for some no-name thing. I have always been an audiophile, and always been bothered by certain deficiencies in the sound I was getting from records, but I always assumed it was wear, or dirt, or a poor record, and in some cases I was correct, but then through a combination of circumstances which involved the post office ruining a stylus that was in a player I bought, I ended up looking for a stylus that was a little harder to find, and ended up here, and realized that there was a huge spectrum of quality and precision in styli. I bought this one because it was in the budget and described in an appealing way. I put this in my cheap cartridge (AT101EP equivalent) and was stunned by how much better it sounded. My throwaway test record, which was in good condition but had always sounded a little off, sounded like a live concert. Doing a stylus change in the middle of a track for direct comparison showed the bass and treble were both better articulated, creating better balance with the mids, the overall volume was louder, and the feel changed from record to live. Surface noise is also dramatically quieter with this stylus and "behind" the audio instead of with it. The difference has to be heard to be believed. This is not the most expensive stylus you can buy, and I won't say it's the best, but if you're used to cheap styli, this will blow your mind. Get it!

Recently purchased a turntable with the aforementioned cartridge installed. It sounded pretty good to me. I figured what the heck and ordered this stylus. Everything is better than the original stylus. The best way I can describe it is the soundstage is now outside the speakers. This stylus is money well spent. $80 bucks usd and this lowly cartridge is singing like a canary.

Item arrived as described and was a reasonable price. Very satisfied. Thank you.

Great stylus , 30+ hours and keeps sounding better in my AT series viii cartridge (old). Highly recommended. Vinyl lover!!