Getting Close with your Stylus

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The stylus is so small, that it's hard to tell what condition its in, whether it needs cleaning, or is worn from use. Let's take a look at how we can examine our styli, and get the best performance.

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  • @JMG72ARG
    @JMG72ARG3 жыл бұрын

    still find it hard to believe such detailed music comes from those grooves read by a stylus

  • @JoeLaFon3

    @JoeLaFon3

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's fascinating

  • @z90012

    @z90012

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's like magic😀😀😀😀👍

  • @netikja

    @netikja

    Жыл бұрын

    In stereo.

  • @GaryPSmithII
    @GaryPSmithII Жыл бұрын

    It's rare to see anyone with passion these days! It's very cool that you take the time to create these gems. Thank you!

  • @tima.478

    @tima.478

    7 ай бұрын

    I agree, this was incredibly informative and I appreciate his passing of this knowledge as well.

  • @crazycuts6891
    @crazycuts68915 жыл бұрын

    Wow, VERY interesting piece of information. Excellent work, I can definitely learn from this vid, thanks Craig!

  • @sasholinski
    @sasholinski5 жыл бұрын

    You're a storyteller by nature. I love following your videos, Craig. Even though at times you go deep in details that most people don't necessarily need or want to know, you have a way of making it fun and accessible. Cheers!

  • @HowieHaigh
    @HowieHaigh5 жыл бұрын

    Really informative and genuinely interesting! Best thing I've seen about stylii.

  • @kdisabelle
    @kdisabelle5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, excellent video. Amazing stuff. All your vinyl videos are awesome. This one is the best. Very informative. Can't wait to see that Supertramp grooves video you mention. Keep up the great work!

  • @ProjectOverseer
    @ProjectOverseer5 жыл бұрын

    Craig, this is one of your best videos. Interesting and really informative ... Thank you 👍

  • @northlake732
    @northlake7323 жыл бұрын

    Very good video Craig. I appreciate your patience with the inspection and cleaning. I learned a lot and doing the same things to mine now. Thanks and keep up the good content.

  • @ArczAngel
    @ArczAngel4 жыл бұрын

    How fascinating this video is, thank you sir for taking us to the depth of stylus and vinyl.

  • @karlb9740
    @karlb97405 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent and informative video Craig, thanks for taking the time to create this. Looking forward to the Supertramp close groove analysis :-)

  • @jacqueskhorassandjian5438
    @jacqueskhorassandjian54384 жыл бұрын

    Hi Craig Found this video very interesting, you had my full attention. Thank you for taking the time and to share your findings with us. Also I love the way you represent your videos. Great guy! Many thanks. Jacques

  • @joakimsoderstrom3765
    @joakimsoderstrom37655 жыл бұрын

    really nice. as a new vinyl listener, your tips are incredible help. your channel and videos have started a life long hobby for me and you also have a life long subscriber now! wish i could send you pictures of my set up and recieve some ideas what to do next as of speaker placement, furniture etc.

  • @colinmurray9144
    @colinmurray91445 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Craig another interesting and informative presentation

  • @dcrook232323
    @dcrook2323232 жыл бұрын

    One of the very best tutorials on stylus / cartridge inspection! Kudos.

  • @CiclopediBastogne
    @CiclopediBastogne5 жыл бұрын

    Always interesting and educated video. Please continue! Thank you

  • @JohnCachero
    @JohnCachero3 жыл бұрын

    This was super informative and has inspired me to clean my turntable's stylus far more often than I have been. Thank you!

  • @savedpurplecat
    @savedpurplecat4 жыл бұрын

    This has been so interesting I'm new to vinyl (This millennium at least) and am really grateful to this channel :)

  • @fj103
    @fj1035 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for this educational video. I'm definitely taking your advise.

  • @MissAstorDancer
    @MissAstorDancer5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fascinating! LOVED it! Goodness, how I love people who are detail-oriented. Good Job!

  • @erbalumkan369
    @erbalumkan369 Жыл бұрын

    This is the best video about stylii on yt that i have found. Excellent work. Thanks very much!

  • @bhowlerr
    @bhowlerr4 жыл бұрын

    This one idea could be a whole additional KZread channel. You gotta keep coming back to this when you get a new stylus, it’s gold!

  • @Shadow_of_Light
    @Shadow_of_Light5 жыл бұрын

    Been looking into getting one of these microscopes myself to check my stylus, etc. After seeing this video, it's a no brainer now. Very well done! Thanks.

  • @adotopp1865
    @adotopp18655 жыл бұрын

    Really good and interesting video. Thanks for sharing Craig.

  • @telmo7610
    @telmo76105 жыл бұрын

    Very informative! the amount of dirt is mind blowing, thanks craig

  • @aldoali6173
    @aldoali61735 жыл бұрын

    You are the man Craig!! VINYL IS FINAL!

  • @COLDMKULTRA
    @COLDMKULTRA2 жыл бұрын

    Spot on information ! ... if your record is skipping or not sounding right after properly cleaning the record ... properly clean the stylus ... this will solve 99% of most problems. Do not use stylus cleaning gel pads !

  • @marco-vn8si
    @marco-vn8si5 жыл бұрын

    Hey Craig, thanks for your videos. I enjoy them a lot. Greetings from Mexico!

  • @jasonHobbyAddict
    @jasonHobbyAddict2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for doing this video, the way you explain things is very clear, Enjoyed every minute of it and of course it was very helpful

  • @chrish7540
    @chrish75405 жыл бұрын

    Love the video! Cant wait to see the follow up video on needle replacement and various wear times by stylus type.

  • @Hoss1492
    @Hoss14925 жыл бұрын

    I'm a +1 on the Wow. Great job, very insightful. The back and forth comparisons were Amazing, Learned more about dirt on needles then I wanted to know (or see)! :)

  • @saugghos
    @saugghos3 жыл бұрын

    This is vinyl university course. You explain things based on evidence and proof rather than perception and imagination. Thats what I like the most in you channel.

  • @valuevinyl110
    @valuevinyl1105 жыл бұрын

    This... Good sir ...is the most educational and informative game changing video I have ever watched! Thank you Thank You Thank You for the time effort and money that went into this.

  • @patl709
    @patl7095 жыл бұрын

    I bought this microscope a few days ago before seeing this video. I haven’t so far been able to get the level of detail shown here. However, I’ll now go back and try again and give it a little bit more time and patience. Many thanks for this video!

  • @Lasse3
    @Lasse3 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful shots! After having attempted and realized the difficulty in getting some decent pictures of my stylus, I'm very impressed with the quality of your setup!

  • @tautliners
    @tautliners3 жыл бұрын

    Love all your interesting videos. Not only are we enjoying our music but a great hobby to go along with it. I often think of throwing my TV out of the window as there is so much boring garbage on it. Turn that awful TV and phone off and play some vinyl. Pure heaven. All I need is my MK1 Ford Cortina back in the garage and I'm reliving the glorious 70's.

  • @dcabri
    @dcabri4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! I purchased the little gadget, and indeed: what I discovered was as you said! So, I cleaned it with distilled water and a little brush, and the result is flawless! I can even see the tiny solder punctures now (on my ortofon concorde 40 anniversary). How beautiful to see that little gold coated diamond up close! Thanks a million!!!! :) :) :)

  • @coreystewart1838
    @coreystewart18385 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Beautiful work in this video. I have one of those microscopes and checked a stylus I was replacing. It was very eye opening but a lot of what I saw as wear was probably debris. Great job here. Thank you.

  • @occiditumbra8493
    @occiditumbra84935 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.Like always, nice video, well explained, and helpful tips.

  • @jobarrios
    @jobarrios5 жыл бұрын

    Very, very informative, thank you very much!

  • @adotopp1865
    @adotopp18654 жыл бұрын

    Hi Craig, I use my grandads old Jewelers Loupe Magnifier to regularly check and clean my stylus . I use it with an LED mini torch which I keep by the Turntable. I find after 40 yrs that this system really works for me. Thanks love your vids. Ado.

  • @georgeanastasopoulos5865
    @georgeanastasopoulos58655 жыл бұрын

    A great, informative, and very detailed video! Thumbs up. This video is another one of my favourites, Craig. I also learned a couple of things about a dirty stylus, and I am (in italics) surprised that a stylus can pick up plenty of dust from a new, clean record. I would expect a very small amount of dust, and dirt; but it looked substantial to me. I imagine, and assumed that a record-making plant is as clean, and free of dust as possible! Very good photographs that show exactly what you explain, and demonstrate. I look forward to taking a look at another LP's grooves, deep under the surface - of another video. I know what it is like to handle, and work with very small things, you have a lot of patience, and perseverance, Craig. Excellent work! Myself, I've recently added one small drop of alcohol to a small felt mat that came as a combination record, and stylus cleaning kit bought many years ago. Afterward, the record sounded clearer. I'm going to use a brush later, as you advised. Further, this time I've bought 91% alcohol to clean my records.

  • @johnspina318
    @johnspina3185 жыл бұрын

    What a phenomenal video....Thank you so much!

  • @tomahawkhead
    @tomahawkhead5 жыл бұрын

    This was a great video, thank you! I also have the AT440, and it is absolutely brilliant. Cheers!

  • @tonymontana897

    @tonymontana897

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have the AT450. It's a bi radial nude. What are your thoughts on this one ?

  • @kodakid59
    @kodakid595 жыл бұрын

    that was GREAT! Very informative thanks for taking the time to show what you learned!

  • @VC27
    @VC27 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing stuff! You and I are probably the same vintage and yet I am learning so much from you. Cheers!

  • @geraldcrook9504
    @geraldcrook95042 ай бұрын

    Hi Craig Just found your exceptional video in Stylus under the microscope. As usual fantast just watching you at work .And the part that caught my eye was when you cleaned the stylus in distilled water and took your time cautiously and meticulously brushing . Brilliant video . Tonight is music night in my Attic with a few beers . I will first brush my stylus as you did then sit and enjoy some music knowing i have followed your lead to the best of my ability's.Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these videos . Gerald UK

  • @evowhite777
    @evowhite7775 жыл бұрын

    Excellent...! This is the best using a microscope with/for a turntable setup/inspection I`ve seen to date and,I watch a LOT of turntable video`s on youtube,well done fella,"you-are-a-STAR". V.F.E.

  • @Grumpghost
    @Grumpghost5 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is one of your best videos yet. Love all your content, always looking forward to seeing the next. - Definitely picking up one of these microscopes for myself, even if it’s just for fun.

  • @gloomyvale3671
    @gloomyvale36713 жыл бұрын

    Great video, very interesting, handy to know how we can check our stylus and see how dirty or how worn it is. Superb post.

  • @strummer173
    @strummer1733 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and informative Craig. Thanks.

  • @SWRMR
    @SWRMR5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video and info I was looking for a long time now!

  • @olebjrklund8648
    @olebjrklund86485 жыл бұрын

    Awesome instructional video Craig. Very fun to see the differences, and how the playing of a single side can contaminate the stylus completley... Have a nice week and best regards to you and your family. 17

  • @goldenvinylspin
    @goldenvinylspin5 жыл бұрын

    I been wanting to do something like this with a camera. Amazing photos. I need to get one of those. Thank you very much for sharing.

  • @mikekarpaty3871
    @mikekarpaty38718 ай бұрын

    Fascinating insight,thank you very much. I looked at my stylus recently under a stereo microscope and found it very interesting. Its a TC8G from a 1959 Ferguson 623RG ,pretty mucky so I've purchased a new one.All the best from sunny Wales 😊

  • @judyantonetti2186
    @judyantonetti21862 жыл бұрын

    I learned so much. Thank you!

  • @MHow-qc3ns
    @MHow-qc3ns5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. I never knew how to check the styli on my record player. And the other information about the vinyl records is interesting and also helpful. I just subscribed so I won't miss any other info.

  • @touringusa8760
    @touringusa87604 жыл бұрын

    Superb video, quite informative and well produced with excellent supporting images. Looking forward to more from you.

  • @thewinechairman533
    @thewinechairman5335 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel...I am learning so much!!!! Thank You!!!!

  • @travisrobertson1553
    @travisrobertson15533 жыл бұрын

    Great vid again, Craig. Super interesting to see exactly why your record is so hard to play! Also, another classic example of maybe not having to spend too much money on products.

  • @natanpierce495
    @natanpierce4953 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you. Love your videos.

  • @alainmoret5887
    @alainmoret58874 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. You pop up to a problem I have with one record. I have bought two LP's from the same group but in two different shops on internet. My stylus jumps at the same place, exactly at the same place, unbelievable! It is a record mistake, I think. Now, you show me how to do by myself to know what it is and maybe how to fix it. Thank you, again.

  • @hendriksuryawan6924
    @hendriksuryawan69242 жыл бұрын

    very informative...i really admire you for having the patience and the passion to take those microscopic pictures of those stylus and the record grooves...i know it takes a lot of practice and patience and you manage to do it...congratulation...

  • @quantumleap359
    @quantumleap3594 жыл бұрын

    Very cool vid. Fascinating! Thanks!

  • @kreader50
    @kreader505 жыл бұрын

    Awesome great job! I really appreciate your sharing this. I had thought about getting one of those microscopes and now you have convinced me to get one. I have recently replaced the stylus on my Signet TK5ea with an ATN120E nude round Elliptical stylus and can't wait to see what it looks like under the microscope.

  • @elCaxi1971
    @elCaxi19715 жыл бұрын

    Great video Craig. I´ve had my microscope for about a year now, but only just got it working a few weeks ago. Amazing what we can see with 1000x zoom. Thank you for sharing :) Vinyl is Final

  • @muatao9943
    @muatao99435 жыл бұрын

    Very, very cool. Thanks for sharing.

  • @kylebrown_0
    @kylebrown_05 жыл бұрын

    Criminally underrated channel

  • @markmarkus808
    @markmarkus8082 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the good advice

  • @Voetsekhond
    @Voetsekhond4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Craig one more time thank you for your enlighten vid. Great stuff.

  • @kathys9999
    @kathys99995 жыл бұрын

    Good information! Thank you!

  • @60sStyling
    @60sStyling4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Craig, thanks for all your videos. I enjoy watching them and they're very informative. I am definitely going to purchase a digital microscope to do a before and after on the styli that I have and also to do a before and after vinyl cleaning. Again, thanks for all your videos.

  • @crazycuts6891
    @crazycuts68915 жыл бұрын

    Vinyl IS final, the vinyl frontier!

  • @mdrummond194
    @mdrummond1944 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Thank you for this

  • @Vintageelectronics2296
    @Vintageelectronics22964 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video After watching this I only use a stylus brush and water and I clean my stylus every record great video thank you so much I have learned a lot from your channel

  • @lynnpoole7830
    @lynnpoole78305 жыл бұрын

    Superb video. Very informative! Thank you.

  • @PsyDei
    @PsyDei3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, now I will be cleaning my stylus with my stylus brush and water, no need to buy other expensive stuff. Greetings from Mexico!

  • @wrenchaholic
    @wrenchaholic4 жыл бұрын

    i bought one of those microscopes and took tons of pictures like you did. i even had my original stanton needle from when i was young. i was able to see how well i had taken care of it. i use the same methods you do minus the $90 zero dust.

  • @gregbenefield7658
    @gregbenefield76585 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks

  • @ldgalaxy
    @ldgalaxy5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. I am just getting started in the hobby and I value your knowledge on vinyl records. Your vids have helped me make some decisions about the direction I am going. I had a few vinyl records as a teenager in the 70s and I got rid of them over time as work and family commitments became more pressing. I am so new to the hobby again, that I only have one vinyl that l I have purchased to date. The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (I love classical music). Another vinyl I hope to re-purchase is Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Center of the Earth. I do like classic rock, jazz and a few other genres as well. Keep up the good work!

  • @nicholasrigg8999
    @nicholasrigg89995 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous and really interesting. Good job!

  • @marc-andrenoel1387
    @marc-andrenoel13874 жыл бұрын

    Very well done video!

  • @coolcat1813
    @coolcat18134 жыл бұрын

    Impressive work! Kudos!

  • @TheRollingStoness
    @TheRollingStoness5 жыл бұрын

    very informative video Craig, thanks

  • @VladimirKozomara
    @VladimirKozomara5 жыл бұрын

    Great video, Thanks for tips

  • @gregtapevideo1464
    @gregtapevideo14642 жыл бұрын

    I have a magic eraser pad that I use after every album side. And a stylus brush with short tightly packed bristles for occasional cleaning.

  • @PaulHoyle777
    @PaulHoyle7775 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so very much. That was very informative and helpful. I've just ordered a microscope and am looking forward to it coming next week.

  • @THEBATMAN28AHH
    @THEBATMAN28AHH5 жыл бұрын

    IT'S CRAIG!! awesome vid.

  • @LimbovitschHaim4Mir
    @LimbovitschHaim4Mir Жыл бұрын

    thanks for huge job, dude !

  • @fabioemerim
    @fabioemerim3 жыл бұрын

    And, again, you rock, man! I'm a big fan of your videos down here in Brazil, and I've used some of them in my classes (I hope you're ok with that). My students love them! I'm an English teacher.

  • @grasssnake7190
    @grasssnake71904 жыл бұрын

    Great advice, thank you very much 👍👍

  • @Shady12577
    @Shady125774 жыл бұрын

    Very informative. Thanks for that.

  • @ceejaydeesoozaa
    @ceejaydeesoozaa5 жыл бұрын

    excellent vid craig

  • @tarassvirid5048
    @tarassvirid50484 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. Great video. I looked this information long time ago. Definitely I will buy this device.

  • @JoePina0
    @JoePina0 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating video. Seeing is believing. Proof that you don't need to spend a lot of money to do a simple task and make it effective. Thanks!

  • @HighPoint_Aud_Elec
    @HighPoint_Aud_Elec5 жыл бұрын

    Great work Craig, this one is going to get you a lot of hits or Views in the land of KZread.

  • @sjt66
    @sjt664 жыл бұрын

    Yes, very good video! Great job! Thank you! 👍

  • @felipezitzmann
    @felipezitzmann5 жыл бұрын

    Very educational. Thanks.

  • @buddafingahz9057
    @buddafingahz90575 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting another informative video. I have recently revived my old turntable thanks in part to one of your videos and am enjoying myself quite a bit. You mention the high cost of the zero dust system and I have to agree. Perhaps there are styli costly enough to justify such a purchase, but I am on a tight budget. I have found that the product "moon gel" that drummers use to dampen their drums gets the same results as zero dust at a far far far far far lower price!

  • @sidvicious3129
    @sidvicious31295 жыл бұрын

    Very good video Craig, I have the same microscope and it is fascinating looking at the record grooves some times.

  • @Zockopa
    @Zockopa5 жыл бұрын

    Great. Thanks for this video.

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