Skyanalog 3D Reference - MC Cartridge


The discovery of a latest release MC Cart' model from Skyanalog, caught my attention as I was familiarising myself with their models a few years past.

To see how the company has advanced is quite pleasing, and the evidence that the product is available with parts used, that when equivalent parts are seen used on other brands' carts costing nearly twice as much, does capture attention. 

The Diamond used as the Stylus and Cantilever is a known method, but Diamond also used as a coil former is certainly not as common a method, possibly even unique.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxT7EPulhwk

pindac

Lew thanks! I asked for a simple reason, and that is if I were familiar with the OEMed cartridges and did not care for them there would be no need in pursuing the marque. But what I am getting from you is that the source of the info is Skyanalog's advertising, which is just fine, as it has to come from somewhere.

"Despite localised temperatures potentially approaching the softening point of vinyl, the heat dissipates instantly through the record mass and the highly thermally conductive diamond tip, preventing permanent melting of the Vinyl modulus.

Loss of modulus form caused by the Vinyl melting will result in damaged Vinyl and adulterated Source Data."

It's a  wonder a "chill LP before playing" thread hasn't  been started years ago.🤣🤣🤣

The alternative is to play only music that is chill.

In my opinion, the algebraic method of taking the contact patch size of an advanced stylus and the VTF and from that calculating a pressure on the vinyl  in term of square feet or square meters is misleading, so far as the result tells you anything about the wear or the heat build up in vinyl due to the stylus.

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Pindac, Don't you think equating the questions asked about Skyanalog with the xenophobic sentiments of a certain political movement in the US and its leader is more than a bit much? I do. No one mentioned rejecting Skyanalog purely because the company is Chinese in origin. In fact, no one mentioned rejecting Skyanalog on any grounds.