NOS cartridges

Could somebody ask Laura where to find the expiration date?

A lot of may have to do with the temperature and humidity they were stored at. Preferably cooler temps and lower humidity I think would keep them in better condition longer.

I think the 18 month was for the ceramic.Of coarse I may take what Stanwal doesn't want.After all,they are bad,aren't they.♫

A stylus last about 2000-3000 hours according to the makers.That said,if parts other than moving parts age too,why do they design and supply replacement styli?To rip us off?If you take 2500 hours and divide it by 18 months,it would take at least 4.5 hours of listening everyday to wear it out.Is it their intention to rip us off,(I doubt it)or do they still not know you shouldn't put a new stylus in your over 18 month old cartridge?Just curious.♫

Wouldn't it be nice if they could design a cost effective MC cartridge with user a replaceable stylus?All those little extra connections plus added mass that would be needed to do that would ruin the MC benefit.It sure would save us from shipping them back to the pro's though.♫

I guess I stand corrected.Every MC I've had,and still have wasn't.Denon,Ortofon,and the list goes on and on.My local dealer that had a good microscope retired.There are a lot of others,but stylus would be a new word to them.So now I have to figure out a way to know when my styli are getting worn(I'm bad at keeping track of play hours).I've had Empire MM's also.Well I always learn something here.Thanks.