Ortofon Stylus 10

I purchased this OM10 stylus as a replacement for the OM5E stylus supplied with my Project Primary turntable. I've read that the 10 has slighly better tracking ability, so I thought it would be a step up from the original stylus. I accidentally damaged the old stylus on a cloth whilst cleaning a record, so I can't compare them side by side, but I'm sure the 10 sounds brighter and cleaner than the 5. I'm certainly very pleased - it sounds great and was an absolute doddle to fit. I adjusted the tracking force on the turntable from the 1.75g that it was set to for the 5E to the 1.5g reccomended for the 10 (using a £10 Proster digital force scale that I got from Amazon) and that was honestly the hardest part. Changing the stylus itself is a 5 second job. Slide the old one off, slide the new one on. Whilst I was changing them over, I kept the stylus guard on the new stylus until it was properly in place. Delivery from Digitalis Trading (FBA) was next day, even though I ordered well into the evening. It arrived perfectly packaged in an Ortofon branded box with a neat little plastic stand inside to protect it, the box is marked Made in Denmark. The stylus itself is Ortofon branded too (unlike the one supplied with the turntable). I looked into cheaper3rd party options, but they seemed to be spherical rather that eliptical, with much heavier tracking force. Everywhere I looked wanted £55 for a genuine OM10 so I just paid the price. I guess it has a diamond on the end of it, and in the grand scheme of stylus this is considered cheap!

Great quality, great sound, fair price

Die Nadel kam wunderbar verpackt, in einer Art durchsichtigen Schatulle. Sie passt perfekt auf das alte Gerät, der Klang ist merklich verbessert zu meiner alten, abgenutzten Nadel. Alles also einwandfrei!

Jest to już moja trzecią igłą OM 10, wiem że są inne lepsze i gorsze igły ,ale ta przypadła mii do uszu ,dźwięk jest ciepły ,dobry bas ,góra przyzwoitą środek akceptowalny,być może w przyszłości zmienię na coś droższego .Zdecydowanie polecam .

The product was exactly as described.