"Mr.T" MrT@home wrote in message
u
wrote in message
. ..
In general, when someone makes a comparison between 2
versions of the same thing, it is assumed that other
things are held constant. Therefore, the statement
above, saying that conical stylii are less temperamental
that elliptical ones, assumes that the quality of the
the stylus is the same--only the shape of the tip is
different.

I don't find any confusion at all.

You haven't been following the thread then. It was
claimed that a $50 cartridge with a conical stylus at any
tracking force, would cause less groove damage than the
most expensive cartridges available using line contact or
any other stylus shape. (use Google if you need to review
the thread)

So, if you are not confused, do you agree?
I sure don't.

Sounds like posturing to me.

Conical styli are generally a step backwards. So we have a big step
backwards into an obsolete format, followed by a step backwards within the
technology of that obsolete format.