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Jico ist 1A
...had this one a couple yrs ago, and It was wonderful--very crisp-sounding, and with more detail than the stock stylus. if you are a Stanton 681 fan, the Shibata tip
is the ideal setup!!
This Stylus is the perfect compliment to the Stanton 681 EEE cartridge on a Stanton ST150 turntable. The sound is deep, even and very smooth. Background noise is at a low minimum, if at all. Been recording all my vinyl into my Mac with VinylStudio software, using the cleanup audio mode and batch out to Aiff & Flac. Sound is amazingly clean and just wonderful. Very happy.
Also have a 2nd AT-LP120 turntable with a Stanton 681 EEE cartridge as well I listen to vinyl on my home Hi-Fi system, 9 speakers, pure bliss!
If you are on the fence as whether this will work and is worth spending this amount, spend the money, good sound does not come cheaply. Dave
This stylus has made my 681EEE come back to life. It has a detailed, balanced and smooth sound. Almost excellent. My only concern is the brush. I did not know whether or not to follow Stanton's recommendation of adding 1g to VTF if you're using the brush; when I did, it just did not sound very right. I could adjust the VTF (with brush on) by ear, but it was hard to know the resulting/actual force even with a scale, and I did not want to take a chance with my records.
This cartridge upgrade entire music listening experience by just nominal investment. Very clean and accurate replay. It would be nicer if the brush can be little more softer though. The stiffness of the brush makes the tone arm balancing and weight adjustment quite difficult. I ended up using the original brush instead of the new brush that came with the cartridge
This stylus has brought the cartridge back to life, fantastic, so much better than generic Swiss made one. Word of warning if buying in the UK ,your purchase will end up with parcelforce/customs, did not mind paying UK tax but £13.50 delivery for 250 miles when JICO &SMS got it all the way from Japan for £12 is outrageous!
I got it today via EMS courier. It is a definite upgrade from the original Stanton D6800EEE-III that I have been using. Much broader soundstage, crystal clear treble, absense of any sibilance, tight yet deep and extended bass, very detailed, accurate and musical. *Unfortunately* it brings forth all the defeciences in the recording, production and pressing of your vinyl, as well as any wear.... On par or even better than my Ortofon OM-30.
Domo Arigato!
Superb accuracy and detail. One of if not the best styli available for the 681.
Perfect piece of work!!
The shibata stylus brings to life all the colors from the stanton681EEE cartridge!! It removes the sibilance issue too, problem sometime experienced with this good cartdrige.