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ELLIPTICAL STYLUS [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A stylus tip that has a small radius where it touches the walls of the record grooves as distinguished from a conventional stylus which has a hemispherical tip used with lightweight pickup arms to reduce tracking distortion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Aiguille dont la largeur en travers du sillon d'un disque est plus grande que celle de ses côtés. A de meilleures caractéristiques (surtout en haute fréquence) que les pointes rondes.

Spanish

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