Description

N-WHLB stylus is designed to reproduce the qualities of the original Whitelabel stylus. Made in Japan, the entire NUDE Stylus is composed of diamond, as opposed to the previous generation of styli, made from diamond tips mounted on metal shanks, which results in higher performance.

Specifications
Cantilever: Aluminum
Cartridge number: WHITELABEL
Color: DK / BLUE
Tip: NUDE Conical Stylus
Tracking Force: 1.5 – 3.0 g
Type: Moving Magnet

Nude Vs. Bonded Tip Info:

In a bonded stylus, a diamond tip is glued onto a shank of a different material (usually steel) that is itself glued onto the cantilever. While a bonded stylus saves a lot of diamond material and thus is less expensive to manufacture, this construction has a higher combined mass that can negatively affect the transient response. Nude styli, shaped entirely from diamond material, are more costly than bonded styli but their lower mass allows them to track more accurately. Generally, bonded styli are only applied in cost-effective styluses and cartridges and Nude is pretty much the standard for high-quality styluses.

How long does a stylus last?

Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer to this question. Nagaoka quote 150-200 hours before damage to the grooves sets in for their elliptical styluses. Ortofon states that their affordable DJ-style “bonded” type diamonds reach about  600-1000 hours of stylus life while HiFi cartridges with Nude diamonds are expected to far exceed 2,000 hours with proper care and maintenance. Meanwhile, some of the very exotic brands quote even higher numbers.