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2300 - Q. Which type of stylus does the 2300 cartridge have currently?

Answer:

The stylus profile supplier was changed in around 2015, because Gyger were no longer able to supply the G2 profile in the exact dimensions we required. We therefore switched to a different supplier who makes a profile almost identical. As such, we are not able to describe it as a Gyger 2, and have given it the generic name of “nude elliptical”. It has the same super elliptical dimensions as the Gyger, which itself is not strictly a line contact diamond (for that you need the Gyger S), but rather a super elliptical with a 6 um playing radius. Under the microscope, on paper and during measurements, the new profile is as close to the Gyger 2 as we could get. Technically the Van Den Hul or Gyger profile is a line contact one, although not quite as extreme as a micro ridge, for instance.