Description
Sumiko Stylus Wellfleet – Replacement Stylus
The Sumiko Stylus Wellfleet is a high-quality replacement stylus designed specifically for the Sumiko Wellfleet cartridge. It also serves as an upgrade for the Rainier, Olympia, and Moonstone models, significantly enhancing their sound quality. With a dynamic compliance of 12 µm (measured at 100 Hz) and an elliptical stylus shape (r/R 8 x 18 µm), it ensures precise sound reproduction and excellent detail fidelity.
Technical Specifications:
- Lateral Compliance: 12 µm (100 Hz)
- Stylus Profile: Elliptical (r/R 8 x 18 µm)
- Recommended Tracking Force: 2g
Upgrade Options for Sumiko MM Cartridges
The Wellfleet stylus provides a simple and effective way to enhance the sound quality of your Sumiko cartridge. Compatible models such as Rainier, Olympia, and Moonstone can be upgraded without further adjustments, as the recommended tracking force of 2g remains the same across all upgrades.
While the Black Pearl and Pearl models are identical apart from the stylus, the generator differs between the Rainier and Amethyst models, which has an impact on the sound. For more details, refer to the review by Bernhard Rietschel from LowBeats magazine.
Benefits of a Higher-Quality Stylus:
Higher-quality cantilevers, finer diamond cuts, or better-polished diamonds – regardless of whether they are cut with or against the crystal structure of the diamond – result in a significant improvement in sound quality.
Upgrade Levels of the Sumiko Stylus Series:
- Rainier: Elliptical stylus (r/R 8 x 18 µm)
- Olympia: Better-selected elliptical diamond (r/R 8 x 18 µm)
- Moonstone: Lighter aluminum cantilever, elliptical stylus (r/R 8 x 18 µm)
- Wellfleet: Nude elliptical diamond (r/R 8 x 18 µm)
- Amethyst: Nude line-contact diamond (r/R 5 x 20 µm)
Optional Shellac Stylus: For shellac records, the Sumiko Stylus RS78 with a spherical stylus profile (R 76 µm) is available, which is compatible with models from Rainier to Amethyst.
With the Wellfleet replacement stylus, you can extract the maximum performance from your Sumiko MM cartridge.
