Jico stylus for a Stanton 500 Or Nagaoka MP 100 Or ?

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Guys, I received a Stanton 500 cartridge with a stylus as part of my Lenco purchase. Today, I noticed that the stylus was slightly bent, leaving me with two choices: either replace the stylus or go with a new cartridge (I have been offered a Nagaoka MP 100).

For the first option, I reached out to Jico, and they provided me with three potential replacements. However, they mentioned that these options might fit but are not direct replacements, suggesting a close fit rather than a guaranteed match.

So, to the experts here, my dilemma is that I don’t want to spend much on hi-fi cartridges at this point. I’d like to stick to a $100 budget at most. What would be the better option—going for the Jico replacement or choosing a cartridge in the $100 range?

If going with Jico, would there be a noticeable difference between nude and non-nude styluses?

Thank you!
 

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Guys, I received a Stanton 500 cartridge with a stylus as part of my Lenco purchase. Today, I noticed that the stylus was slightly bent, leaving me with two choices: either replace the stylus or go with a new cartridge (I have been offered a Nagaoka MP 100).

For the first option, I reached out to Jico, and they provided me with three potential replacements. However, they mentioned that these options might fit but are not direct replacements, suggesting a close fit rather than a guaranteed match.

So, to the experts here, my dilemma is that I don’t want to spend much on hi-fi cartridges at this point. I’d like to stick to a $100 budget at most. What would be the better option—going for the Jico replacement or choosing a cartridge in the $100 range?

If going with Jico, would there be a noticeable difference between nude and non-nude styluses?

Thank you!

Get this cartridge a VFM, with options to upgrade the stylus in future
 
Personally I am not a fan of the stanton 500. I got one with an SL1200 I bought. It sounded extremely dull no matter what stylus I tried on it. An MP100 would be a substantial improvement. Heck, one of those chinese bulk at3600 would sound better.

Caveat: if you are looking for a mid centric sound, it may work for you. I had a similar experience with the shure m70 and I see a lot of fans for it.

I prefer V shape sounding carts - m44, mp100, stanton 681, ADC xlm etc
 
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