Which Stylus - Elliptical or Spherical? | Bop DJ

Matt Powell from Ortofon explains the differences between elliptical vs spherical styli, and which needle is best for the type of use you'll be giving them - scratching and back-cueing, straight mixing, or just listening. Matt also explains which type stylus is on each of the needles of the Ortofon Concorde mk2 range.

Ortofon Concorde Mk2 Club
Ortofon Concorde Mk2 Digital
Ortofon Concorde Mk2 Scratch
Ortofon Concorde Mk2 DJ
Ortofon Concorde Mk2 Mix

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[BaalDavaR]

Nice straight-forward explanation, thanks for the video!

[sorcerykid]

Am I the only one that finds it confusing why they'd name the elliptical stylus "Club", when a club DJ spends a lot of time back-cueing which we're told the elliptical stylus is best suited for?

[bwah]

God I love a succinct explanation - cheers

[nikolajandersen]

Hi. Which stylus is most resistant to feedback sound? Thanks

[curtoretro]

Can Elliptical cause more damage to vinyl than Spherical in case of accidents?

[bboymac]

Will that mean anything with control vinyl?

[EdwardTeatch]

although the explanation is correct, the elliptical orientation shown is not.
The ellipse is oriented perpendicular to the grooves. Take a look under a scope.