Excellent Article on Stylus and Cantilever differences in December 2025 Stereophile


The title of the article is "Excel Sound/LP Gear The Vessel," and the author is Tom Fine.  It goes into depth on the sonic differences of conical, elliptical, hyperelliptical, Shibata, fineline etc, as well as cantilever differences for aluminum (both bonded and nude), ruby, and boron.  It also covers such topics as where the diamond stylii are made and by whom.  Has wonderful photos.  It is a very well researched and presented article.   

billstevenson

Great article.  I especially enjoyed learning about the Sonics of different stylus profiles.

Great and down to earth article having affordable cartridges .Although the Vessel $495 cartridge came on top I would buy a VMN95ML for under $200. The AT95 with a VMN95 stylus is a little brighter on he treble this the VMN95ML is the best bet.