I have a good friend with turntables and everything that goes with it equipped. He listens mostly old, valuable plates. Therefore, I needed a needle, which reproduces a very good sound and the disk is not damaged. I have informed me of many needles and also read a lot of reports. In the end I ended up with this. Through its spherical ground it will not damage the old drives, the highs are soft and the bass sound really good. I myself used exclusively Ortofon needles and was very surprised how good sound can produce more than inexpensive needle! Here you will find nothing to the weight that you should set on turntable. Therefore, I have committed myself to 1.7 grams of stylus pressure and am very happy with the directional stability of the needle!