lots of tracking force, lots of weight, sharp stylii, and the friction all those cause eats away at the groove walls faster than shure's or stanton's.tone-def wrote:like what?
i've been using ortofon needles for years and i've never noticed any problems with the records i love so much i can't stop playing them. which is more that can be said for some of my friends that have stanton needles. but maybe i look after my records better, i'm always cleaning dust off and never put my fingers all over the grooves.
honestly, stanton needles are pretty damn good. still take shure's over them all any day though.