I had no idea what to expect from my ADC XLM-MKII cartridge. It came on a used turntable I purchased. I ordered this stylus from LPTunes to see what I had, and WOW! I love this combo. It has quickly become my favorite to run on my Technics 1200 MKII. It has all the detail of an Ortofon Blue, but with a more forgiving character when it comes to pops and crackles. If I had only one tiny nitpick, it would be that the text on the stylus decal is silver. Gold would have looked better and matched the gold cartridge better. (I actually removed the gold label from the original stylus and glued it to the new one.) Trivial when it comes to sound quality, so yes, I highly recommend this stylus.