Stylus Trackability and Performance

Trackability is the ability of a stylus to maintain contact with the record groove at all times, and therefore it is the total measure of a cartridge’s performance. It involves designing a stylus tip that follows the record groove beyond the theoretical cutting limits of modern recording, and across the entire audible spectrum, with light tracking forces. This extremely useful page explains that the true measure of cartridge performance is trackability

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