Hey, here is an interesting interesting quote from an Art Dudley review of the Peachtree Nova 300:
After experiencing an excess of lightness from CDs and SACDs, I braced myself for similar results from LPs—and was relieved to hear no such thing: perhaps a simple consequence of the fact that the Shindo SPU pickup I was using has a proper, God-fearing spherical stylus, which doesn't lighten or brighten recordings as can other styli.
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/peachtree-audio-nova300-integrated-amplifier-page-2#54RZs8i2uEBK...
Given our discussion about stylus profiles in here, I thought it was a refreshing take to hear what a great ear has to say about the advantages of a spherical stylis vs the disadvantage of other shapes.
After experiencing an excess of lightness from CDs and SACDs, I braced myself for similar results from LPs—and was relieved to hear no such thing: perhaps a simple consequence of the fact that the Shindo SPU pickup I was using has a proper, God-fearing spherical stylus, which doesn't lighten or brighten recordings as can other styli.
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/peachtree-audio-nova300-integrated-amplifier-page-2#54RZs8i2uEBK...
Given our discussion about stylus profiles in here, I thought it was a refreshing take to hear what a great ear has to say about the advantages of a spherical stylis vs the disadvantage of other shapes.