RigB AT95 Paratrace

[Nico69]

Just installed a RigB AT95 generator and Paratrace stylus on my Linn Axis with a Basik Plus arm. I must just say WOW!
It's an amazing improvement over my elderly K9 cartridge and stylus. So much more detail. Did a LOT of listening today as I had a day off and the neighbours are away. Hearing things I've not heard before. Even some tracks sound better on vinyl than the same tracks on CD on my Marantz CD6007 !
So glad I did this upgrade after thinking about it for 18 months. Probably my final turntable upgrade now.

 

[Al ears]

Just installed a RigB AT95 generator and Paratrace stylus on my Linn Axis with a Basik Plus arm. I must just say WOW!
It's an amazing improvement over my elderly K9 cartridge and stylus. So much more detail. Did a LOT of listening today as I had a day off and the neighbours are away. Hearing things I've not heard before. Even some tracks sound better on vinyl than the same tracks on CD on my Marantz CD6007 !
So glad I did this upgrade after thinking about it for 18 months. Probably my final turntable upgrade now.

What was the cost of this upgrade?

 

[Nico69]

@Al ears it was £259 including a standard At95 E stylus (useful for alignment setup and those slightly cruddy records) and postage.

 

[Gray]

That looked like a foreign language to me at first.
I recognised AT95 🙂 so had to see what it was all about.
(I went from AT to VM-95E but can't even bring myself to pay the price of the ML stylus).

I'm glad you're happy Nico 👍
I doubt it would get a "wow" from me though...because nothing does 😐

 

[Stebee]

That looked like a foreign language to me at first.
I recognised AT95 🙂 so had to see what it was all about.
(I went from AT to VM-95E but can't even bring myself to pay the price of the ML stylus).

I'm glad you're happy Nico 👍
I doubt it would get a "wow" from me though...because nothing does 😐

With the ML lasting 1000 hours and the E only 300 Hours I got the ML straight off and basically in the long term it works out the same price but with superior sound quality

 

[Gray]

With the ML lasting 1000 hours and the E only 300 Hours I got the ML straight off and basically in the long term it works out the same price but with superior sound quality

That's good logic 👍
Though I don't think many people are as disciplined as you when it comes to the recommended life of a stylus.
I'm certainly not.

Unless obviously damaged, I won't be renewing my E any sooner than I would if it were an ML stylus - as I've never payed any attention to playing hours (though I have periodically examined stylii with a microscope).