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I need diamonds to play my records! What do you think a record stylus ("needle") is made from?
by fortran77 2y ago
I need diamonds to play my records! What do you think a record stylus ("needle") is made from?
- jalk 2y agoWorthless (as in low monetary value) doesn't mean useless.
- HPsquared 2y agoFunnily enough this concept is literally called the "diamond-water paradox".
- A_D_E_P_T 2y agoSure, but those aren't gem-grade. They're usually black and opaque (polycrystalline) or yellow. And in any case they're very small. When I say new industrial uses, I'm thinking of things that haven't been done before and hinge on large bulk volumes of material: Windows, very large diamond anvil cells, high-performance heatsinks, and stuff like that. Lots of cool things are going to be developed.
- euroderf 2y agoShibata needles always commanded a premium. Can they now be manufactured in that shape ? Can all vinyl lovers now get Shibata needles ? The great thing about them is that they go deeper in the record grooves, so even if your record has been played a lot using cheaper needles, a Shibata might find virgin vinyl. Which also means that on the first play with the Shibata, it will excavate a lot of gunk.
- anjel 2y agoThe moon-rock tipped styluses are vastly superior. /Zappa