Pickering V 15 vs Stanton 500 Phono Cartridge Comparison

[@stephensomersify]

Thank you for review / comparison - Soon to add to my SME 3012 - 21st birthday present in 1971 old git, UK

[@fanclub670]

Pickering v15 is fantastic !! Thank for video 👍👍

[@taineasy]

I use the V15 with the D AME 3 stylus which is .0003 x .0007 diamond eliptical on my TD-124 and love it.

[@Grimwriggler]

i use one on a garrard AP 96 and also love it

[@taineasy]

There are a lot of posts on the internet saying that the Pickering V15 is the same body as the Stanton 500. No way! I have both and used the same stylii on each and the V15 sounds far superior. They do look alike but the Pickering is just better.

[@pascalkaestle4195]

I think for listen wich différence on the two cartrige that's need same stylus....

[@VinylComeback]

That's weird, from the measurements it seems like the V-15 performs better. Less high frequency resonance and less ringing in the square wave

[@cunningtim]

I thought the V-15 and 500 bodies were identical, but as you show in the specs they are not. Also, on your V-15 the mounting bracket is welded father forward than on mine (and on the 500), so a 500 stylus with its top ears would not fit on this V-15. I think both sound great with a good stylus.

[@robturner3065]

They did that in the eighties to stop you using the stanton stylus, although you could fit a pickering stylus to a stanton! Previously, and later on, the bodies were identical. All the needles are cross-compatible, including the P-mount and mk1 discmaster, some combinations sounding better than others as both carts were made with various impedances over the years.

[@43Technetium]

Pickering is way better. I could even tell through youtube's compression lmao.