aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I just received a couple of new styluses. There has been talk for some time about these cheaper nude ellipticals hitting the market. Apparently available from different suppliers, such as EVG. These are Analogis Black Diamond brand. They are square shank nude diamonds. I got two, one for my AT3600 carts and one for AT95 carts. Just looked at the AT3600 one under the microscope - pictures below. Will plug it in for a listen next. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mloutfie 911 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 cheap? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 6 minutes ago, mloutfie said: cheap? For a nude elliptical yep. $60 and $65 australian. That's less than half the price of the equivalent stylus for an AT VM95. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 (edited) First track report After a quick realignment because I bumped the cartridge out of place I dropped it on the first track. Nice! Clean and detailed sound. First impression is it's better than the LP Gear elliptical - which has a few hours on it - so I must stick the old one under the microscope later. A couple of photos - playing that first track, and the packaging they came in. I guess a quick plug is allowed, I got these through @cafe latte. I think I am going to be very happy with them. Edited October 27 by aussievintage 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian McP 5,221 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 https://mrstylus.com/en/new-analogis-black-diamond/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ian McP said: https://mrstylus.com/en/new-analogis-black-diamond/ Thanks for that link. Interesting observations on the one I am listening to know "Test Audio Technica ATN 3651 E green (AUDIO TECHNICA ATN 91, ATN 3600 L, DUAL DN 235, DUAL DN 239): In terms of sound, it is far more “tidy” in the vocal range than the original needle, the stage is more clearly depicted and the bass range gains in precision." That's compared to the original which is of course, a 0.6 mil conical. One record side finished as I type. Time to flip the record.... Edited October 27 by aussievintage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 Just checked the old stylus that I am comparing this new one too. It's from LP Gear, and you can see it's the fake elliptical type that uses a flat cut to approximate the elliptical shape. You can also see it is a carbon fibre cantilever. Doesn't look worn. I guess the improvement I think I am hearing is due to the shape and cantilever material. I'm betting it's more to do with the shape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 So, after an afternoon of constantly spinning a variety of stuff, no doubt this is a NICE stylus. Some reviews I read talked about the detail. Yes, detail is very good. It reproduces triangles and hard attack high piano notes, xylophone notes, and drum rattles, very realistically with no smearing. Some reviews talked about bass definition. Maybe. I played a Telarc recording of a Church organ, and the low notes were pure and full, until, in typical Telarc fashion they pushed it too far, and the AT3600 with new stylus struggled. Low cello notes were clean, as was double bass. In summary, I stay with my initial impression - clean and detailed. Better than I had hoped. Some of the detail reminded me of the first time I listened to a micro-line/ridge stylus. Not too shabby for a low-end stylus. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 Just a couple of shots of the other stylus I bought. The AT95 stylus. Of course it looks very similar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mloutfie 911 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 is there local supplier for this or does it have get from Europe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted October 28 Author Share Posted October 28 1 hour ago, mloutfie said: is there local supplier for this or does it have get from Europe? I got mine from @cafe latte. He's in Queensland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafe latte 137 Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 On 28/10/2020 at 12:43 PM, aussievintage said: I got mine from @cafe latte. He's in Queensland. PM me if you need anything Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafe latte 137 Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 On 27/10/2020 at 12:22 PM, aussievintage said: First track report After a quick realignment because I bumped the cartridge out of place I dropped it on the first track. Nice! Clean and detailed sound. First impression is it's better than the LP Gear elliptical - which has a few hours on it - so I must stick the old one under the microscope later. A couple of photos - playing that first track, and the packaging they came in. I guess a quick plug is allowed, I got these through @cafe latte. I think I am going to be very happy with them. I love these stylus, only issue is QC is a bit poor and some are coming miss aligned so I am opening everything and having to check every one under microscope. They tell me that they have sorted the issues but we will see, I will keep checking everything just to be sure. I really like the AT3600 one, also the AT95 one is great, much smoother highs than the original AT95e. Love to hear you review of these stylus Chris 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wasabijim 645 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 @cafe latte any ATN 12 EX on hand? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafe latte 137 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 4 hours ago, wasabijim said: @cafe latte any ATN 12 EX on hand? I will check tomorrow when I am home. Chris 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafe latte 137 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 (edited) On 30/10/2020 at 2:17 PM, wasabijim said: @cafe latte any ATN 12 EX on hand? No, but I have an order waiting to leave this week. ATN 12XE (typo I guess on the list) is showing as in stock if you like I will add some to my order? Let me know my email is allclearaudio@gmail.com. Chris Edited October 31 by cafe latte 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wasabijim 645 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 ball park $$? say $60-odd like the other 2 discussed earlier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafe latte 137 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 9 hours ago, wasabijim said: ball park $$? say $60-odd like the other 2 discussed earlier That one is a little more expensive, but still cheap, I will PM you. Chris 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wasabijim 645 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 On 01/11/2020 at 8:09 AM, cafe latte said: That one is a little more expensive, but still cheap, I will PM you. Chris interest piqued PM sent 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 OK, I have given it a good long time and many records. I am prepared to render my own final verdict on these new styluses. They are good enough, but I mean that in a super positive way. I mean that they are good enough that I doubt I can justify throwing money at microline/microridge styluses, the cheapest of which is about $300. At about $60, these styluses are doing virtually the same good job. How? I don't know. I have not experienced a properly ground nude elliptical before. Previous ellipticals I have tried, have all been those conicals with the flats ground in them, that they call elliptical. Something about these true ellipticals seems to easily exceed those types in extracting fine detail and avoiding IGD. So when it comes time to replace my styluses, I hope these Black Diamonds are still on the market. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wartman 88 Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 I purchased two of these from @cafe latte for my A&R Cambridge cartridges a few weeks ago. I haven't tried them yet, but will also give some feedback when I do. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wasabijim 645 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 any progress, activity thoughts on experience with the newly acquired items? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aussievintage 3,404 Posted November 26 Author Share Posted November 26 55 minutes ago, wasabijim said: any progress, activity thoughts on experience with the newly acquired items? Still very happy with mine. It's actually going to be hard to justify a $300 microline next time. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wartman 88 Posted Thursday at 11:01 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:01 AM Sadly, haven't had a chance to audition mine yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wasabijim 645 Posted Thursday at 11:27 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:27 AM what no vinyl spinning? that is very sad (unless you mean to say you've not installed it yet) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batty 4,980 Posted Thursday at 08:13 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:13 PM I have just ordered one for my V15 III, around $80 inc shipping and 16% tax. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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