"Sonnova" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:56:36 -0800, Digiman wrote
> (in article <(E-Mail Removed)>):
>> Like Joanas, i have a sad cartridge story involving a
>> Clearaudio Aurum and a Thorens TD126MkIII
>> Last weekend I had some friends over, there were
>> drinks... and I broke the rule
>> I have about not playing LP's while partying. The next
>> morning, well, around noon, I got into the living room
>> and found my turntable still turning, with the cartridge
>> well into the inner groove of Rush's Caress Of
>> Steel..(yeah, I know..)
>> There were foul language and gnashing of teeth.
>> After two days i finally had the guts to test the
>> cartridge, and it seems it has survived! There is no
>> lack in detail in high or low frequencies. How is this
>> possible? ___________
>> Digiman
> Because diamond is very hard, requiring thousands of
> hours to wear noticeably. 12 to 24 hours is NOTHING! Oh,
> and the mechanical parts of a cartridge don't really
> wear. They usually fail due to age-related problems such
> as rubber parts deteriorating with time.
In the days of, I made the same mistake several times. No harm seemed to be
done to the stylus, but the lead-out grooves of the LP involved seemed to be
noisier. No biggie in terms of enjoying the music, but it was there.
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