Stylus lifespan

[Martyn Miles]

Perhaps not for a re-tipped cartridge. New ones certainly change in character after a few hours/days of use.

You may well be right.
Expert were talking about re-tipped cartridges.

 

[Big Tabs]

Got my first ortofon 2m black cartridge in July 2018.

Swapped to new stylus yesterday.

‘Running in’ now. Sounds marvellous. (4 hours in)

Not sure how tired the old stylus is, but I haven’t binned it.