Repair Your Stylus Needle in Minutes - Here’s How || Audio-Technica AT95E
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- First of all don't throw your damage or broken stylus needle let's try to repair it. In repairing stylus needles there are two situations repairable and unrepairable.
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I must say that you have done a great job there because not everyone can afford a new stylus & to see that you can repair that little 95E is just proof that it can be done .. Well done again & great video for us guys out there who love anything to do with Hi Fi but don't have the big $$$$ to spend.
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Genius! Kinda thing I was thinking as I got the wrong needle so for now I wondered if I can super glue on, now I need to find a safety pin to do why you done. Thank you
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Excellent job and good lesson for hobbyists. Thanks a lot
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Excellent! Although my professional area is very close to Hi-Fi, I had never thought about this possibility. Congratulations on the work and the demonstration of it.
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Most impressed. I guess it's safe to say your hand is steadier than mine and eyes not as fuzzy. Brilliant.
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Absolutely fascinating. I think I'm going to give this a try on my cartridge. Thank you!
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Thank you for posting this video, I will try this repair with my broken stylus!
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You really should just replace the stylus. They're designed to be easily replaced because they wear out. I wouldn't trust the condition of the stylus if the cantilever was broken. A damaged stylus will destroy your records.
The tip is still intact and this stylus is from friend newly purchased and he accidentally bend the cantilever. Anyway sound is great just like a new stylus needle. My friend save a few bucks from this. About destroying the record with this well I never agree to that. If you play a record their is always the wear and tear even with new needles. And also if the tip of the needle is broken it always cut in half horizontal unlike the sapphire needles if it is broken it is just like a glass. That's the cause of damaging the records. But in fairness sapphire needles are great but be careful when sapphire needle is broken its deadly to the records. This is my experience about needles. That's why some people hate Crosley because the needle Crosley used is a sapphire. Usually sapphire needles used in ceramic cartridge.
Very nicely explained .You did the wonderful job meticulously
In my case one shure stylus the cantilever is there but tip is lost, kindly just advise what to do or make a video on this issue of fixing a diamond tip on a cantilever.
Another issue is with my JVC TT,a QL model, the platter stops after 4 to 5 minutes and one transistor becomes very hot .What would be the reason the transistor itself or the capacitors around it.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks!!! About your Shure what I will do is pull out the cantilever and I will replace it with a salvaged stylus needle from other brand. Make sure it has the same diameter to fit in the rubber damper and also the length of the cantilever. Anyway I will make another video in the future. About your JVC replace the transistor it is leaky and it is best to recap.
Of course man. Not everyone can afford a new stylus.
@@woodys_hobbies Thank you very much for your idea.
Woody....awesome skill man. Save 50 to 100 bucks.
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Incredible exellent work, thank yu.
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I had commented on this video earlier also.I have the stylus of SHURE V15 TYPE III .The cantilever has slipped inside the body of the stylus only and it comes out also.I just wanted to know which epoxy is to be applied to fix this cantilever. The cantiliver is holding the tip firmly .
it's a rubber suspension that holds the catilever. It is not advisable to use epoxy.
I did the same to my AT95E today, had to use a macro lens, I plan on replacing it but its was just such a satisfying challenge to do this.
Yeah its very challenging, sound is not awful and you can save money.
I like what you did but would never do it:
There was a lot of stress on the cantilever part that was still connected to the magnets and I am surprised they returned to what seems to be their original position. You did however increase the total mass a lot. It will totally change tracking. Mass is slow as they say. It will totally damage your grooves (like driving a car with broken suspension, which hammers the road). And azimuth seemed to be off.
But, again, great effort. Now better add tracking force instead of lowering it. And set money apart and buy a replacement.
About the mass no worry because you can calibrate the tracking force. Any material you place in the headshell part the "wire" the "connectors" or even new cartridge it has different weight so you must always calibrate the tracking force if you have replace a new parts.
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Impressive you got it to work, but you prob tripled the cantilever mass, which means its resonant frequency dropped a lot. Guessing it killed the high frequency response, but at least it makes music
No their is no connection in the mass its the same. After doing this make sure to calibrate your turntable tracking force. you do manual calibration or using digital weighing scale.
@@woodys_hobbies I'm talking about the stylus cantilever not the tonearm. You added a solid copper rod to the center of an aluminum pipe. You for sure more than doubled the mass. Has nothing to do with tracking force.
@@woodys_hobbies *the stylus has to vibrate at the same frequency as the sounds being generated. You added mass and didn't change the spring rate, therefore the resonant frequency had to drop
But all repairers do the same when they attach a cantilever? Or they just use a larger (or smaller) cantilever in diameter than the original one so they don't add mass?
@@lucius7372 I think the accepted practice is to buy a new stylus
Records will be ruined playing them with a stylus repaired using this method. Here's why:
The ability to get the rotational alignment of the stylus correct by hand within .5 to 1.5 degrees is impossible. The record will sound good for a few plays, but the stylus shape is cut a precise angle to match the factory cutter head. If it's not at that exact angle, even just a degree off, the point at the bottom rides up on the groove on one side and the other side is playing the top of the groove with the flat part of the tip. Will sound ok for a few plays but wear happens fast both to the tip and worse to the record.
Conical stylus you "may" be able to get away with this because of the way they sit in the groove. That's why I say up to 1.5 degrees. But Elliptical, Microlinear, Shibata require an exact stylus angle to work well, this can't be done by hand and I don't recommend this at all. The 95E is an elliptical. Requires rotational alignment to .5 degrees or less.
If it breaks, throw it out it's done. I recommend that for all. That tube is hollow for a reason - to be light weight. Filling the tube with a wire increases it's "sprung" weight and will wear out sections on the record with a lot of movement (bass content) faster.
Overall, while a handy DIY response to a breakage, This is not recommended. Just some friendly input from your resident audio engineer. 😀
The angle of my cantilever is the same. I just connect the broken part back together so how come it will damage a record 😊 By the way the angle of a record changer if you play 10 records the alignment of the needle time to time it will change because of many records play you mean record changers is not good too? By the way I don't argue your opinion but in my opinion my DIY repair works fine I'm not a meticulous person and not an audiophile. Last is nothing is perfect especially in sound system. Even a simple 1 Ohm resistor it's not really exactly 1 Ohm resistor. 😊
@@woodys_hobbies Not the lateral angle of the stylus, which could be adjusted with the 2 screws on the cartridge and checked with an alignment gauge. The rotational angle of the stylus tip positioned back on the broken piece. Freeze the video at 2:46. Looks like it's off by about 5 degrees. It's going to be difficult to get this to the right angle required by hand just using eyes.
An Elliptical, Microlinear or Shibata is what's called a line contact stylus. It is required to be installed at a precise angle so the whole side of the stylus contacts the whole side of the groove on both sides. If off even 1 degree it's going to cause premature wear of both the stylus and worse yet the record. Sorry.
@@Phineas-v9j I respect your opinion.
@@Phineas-v9j And about the small metal rod that I inserted in the cantilever yes you're right it has a sound difference because of the rod but really you can't determine if you play an actual record unless if you try to compare the original and the repaired stylus you can differentiate the two.
Clever! Have you noticed any decrease in separation or volume?
In volume and separation no difference. In sound I can tell about from 0 to 10 and 10 is the best it's in the range of 8 to 9. In my part when I test this I cannot tell the difference.
That proves that however delicate the cantilever is, in some instances it can be repaired with minimal impact. Good to know! Just might save the day one day
Was that part of a staple?
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@@chrishershey5033 It is a small wire and it gives a firm hold to the broken part.
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Woody, what piece of metal did you use to combine the needle pieces and was that flux you applied and then soldered? Thanks in advance. Great job by the way
A small copper wire.
I have the same stylus same issue. could you help?
I will try
Could I send it to you?
@@tonyholding5233 Sure but if you're far from me better buy new. I'm in the Philippines
I don't know if I would trust that it was aligned correctly
Yes I aligned it correctly. But the thing is you need a steady hand.
I've got one coming with a very similar break. I'm going to have a go at fixing it in the same way. My comment was that it would only need to be a fraction of a millimetre off line to cause it to not sit in the groove correctly and it's almost impossible to judge it by eye. I wasn't referring to the cartridge alignment. I have to say though it looks pretty good. What glue did you use?
What's the ID of the needle?@@woodys_hobbies
@@BulletmanDoom I'm just using super glue but be cautious just dip a sewing needle in the glue to control the amount of glue then dip the sewing needle in the broken part of the cantilever.
Thanks for the help and advice. What did you use inside the needle? I thought it might have been a pin or needle but the ones I have here look too big.@@woodys_hobbies
@@BulletmanDoom It's a pin from a small ceramic capacitor
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audio-technica boss branded ug ilado mani. Ug nangita ka ug mas hi-end naay daghan.
@Woodys_Hobbies plano ko musulay ana kay medyo ni brato na
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What chemical solution should I use to remove the Stylus from the Cantilever?
Please tell me. Tks Bro!
Soak in lacquer thinner or acetone.
I’m sure you can then set up the tracking force, but I’d be concerned with how different the resonance is, this is considered a re-engineered design, and would change characteristics I’d imagine. Being that there is some technical R & D done for that design, I’d have to hear an A , B comparison to know if and how this redesign fix could compromise the sound quality.
Since this is repaired it has a difference in sound quality but if you try to listen you cannot really differentiate. But in my part I can differentiate the difference. If original quality is 100% the repaired is 75-80% if properly fixed if not then it's awful.
@@woodys_hobbies Awesome, thx for the response, I was definitely curious, appreciate you!
@@leeg7106 Welcome 😊
You help me. Thanks.
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You are screwing up the dynamics of cantilever that will stiffen the cantilever and also spoiling the rubber suspension with glue
No. The rubber damper is intact I did not glue the rubber damper. I never glue the rubber damper. The cantilever is not stiff because I did not glue the rubber damper.
About dynamics if you're here in my place I can share to you how it sounds. You can't differentiate from original and repaired cantilever. But if you're too meticulous then buy new one.
Wow. That's a big NOPE from me. Eyeballing a repair like this is just asking for trouble. You can replace the stylus or do this "repair" and replace your record collection because the stylus is all out of alignment. DON'T DO THIS, folks!
It's a big YES for me and you folks out there you can try this method since this is already damage why not try to repair unleash your skills in repairing.
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it will reproduce sound again but that's all. nice work though.
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I don't see anyway the needle can ever sound the same again. Enjoy
I will not say the same but you can't compare the new needle with this repaired needle when you listen to its sound when playing. In this way you can save money.
thank you sir
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Unfortunately for me, one of my cartridges had the actual diamond get pulled off.
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Yes, that's what you want, a "corrected" needle-stylus like this, where you have the alignment and angles set. Thanks, but no!
No need to align the small cantilever that connects with the rubber damper has the original alignment. All you need to do is to bond the broken part of the cantilever in its exact position. No need for meticulous idea.
Что делать, если ножка на 20-25° загнулась в право?
I use tweezer but be cautious it may damage the needle tip if not properly pinched the cantilever.
Luego ya...las perdidas de vibración en un soporte hueco poniendo un tubo entre medias...lo descartamos...y la calibración de fabrica técnica que hace el el proveedor...pues para que🤣🤣🤣
Yes your right but at least I can still use this you can't compare the sound of the unrepaired and repaired stylus needle unless you use a tool to detect the sound. 😊😊😊
@@woodys_hobbies hay cosas que tienen una lógica de base, mañana cojo la aguja de punto de mi abuela...que suena igual.🤔😚😚
you lost the highs
I don't think so 😊
lol great broke off the black rubber in the process of trying make hole bigger
Use a small needle to pry the hole.