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Use your ears! When I am unsure about which stylus is best, I will spend some time with a microscope & then, I will make three transfers; Above the wear, in the wear area & just below the wear area, avoiding the bottom of the groove. The styli that I typically use for this are 4mil, 3mil & 2mil. I will also try elliptical & conical & pick the best sounding transfer. When trying a stylus on a commercial disc, I will usually transfer about 30 seconds & transfer the same 30 seconds for each stylus. For lacquers & other instantaneous discs, I will select a stylus based on my microscope observations in order play the disc or a section of ti as little as possible. Cheers, CB Corey Bailey Audio Engineering www.baileyzone.net On 12/1/2020 1:31 PM, Benjamin Roth-Aroni wrote: > Thanks, but what about elliptical/conical/truncated, etc? > > Ben > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:12 PM Mickey Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Ben-I would use a 3 mil. I don't have a 2.5, and 3.5 I reserve for early >> electric Victors-Mickey >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Benjamin Roth-Aroni >> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2020 10:19 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Best width and configuration for a 1946 Victor 12" 78 >> >> Greetings, >> >> Please tell me the Best width and configuration for a 1946 Victor 12" >> 78rpm, specifically DM-899 (Dvorak's 5th with Iturbi and the Rochester >> Phil) in good condition. >> >> Thank you. >> Ben Roth >>