Shipping Aftermarket copy 0.3 x 0.7 mil 1 - 2 grams tracking pressure. Genuine Pickering is obsolete.
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• "DEM" 0.2 x 0.7 mil elliptical diamond tip needle.
• .75 - 1.5 grams tracking pressure.
• Elliptical needles have more efficient contact with surface of the record than a conical tip.
• "M" = manual professional type (highest internal compliance specificaltions.)
• Original needle color is usually: RED or GREY
• Speeds: 16,33,45, NOT for 78rpm use.
• Replaces: PICKERING D-1500-AME2 etc.
• Used In: all V-15 series Pickering cartridges.
• Equivalent to these other universal replacement #'s: N850-ED 928D 4000D A410D SP653D etc.
• NOTE: Because this needle is designed for use specifically with Pickering cartridges, it can be found in numerous brands of turntables. In some cases the cartridges for this needle may be original equipment supplied with a new turntable, but was more likely selected at time of sale to complete a turntable sold without a cartridge or later as an upgrade to the original cartridge supplied by the turntable manufacturer. This needle should be matched primarily to the cartridge type not necessarily the turntable.
• DUAL MODELS TK131 TK132
• ASTATIC NEEDLES N850
• EVG NEEDLES PM4000DE
• FILDELITONE CARTRIDGES 252E-717 252E717 A410
• PICKERING CARTRIDGES V15/AME-l V15/AMEl V15/AME-2 V15/AME2 P/AC NP/AC
• PICKERING NEEDLES D1500/AME2 DAME2
• RECOTON 252E-653 252E653 SP653D
• TRANSCRIBER NEEDLES PS506
• R.SHACK NEEDLES RS506
