US-market stock cart on Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO. Oyster-series styli interchange: RS Olympia and RS Moonstone ($299) drop straight onto the Rainier body — the cheapest real upgrade path. Note the replacement stylus costs the same as the whole cartridge.
| Type | MM |
|---|---|
| Mount | half-inch |
| Stylus shape | elliptical |
| Output | 5 mV |
| Tracking force | 2.0 g |
| Cartridge reference price | $149 |
Exact manufacturer product
RS RainierRS Rainier replacement stylus
Dated reference price: $149.00 checked July 17, 2026
Normalized from the exact replacement product identity in the cartridge research dataset.
Same drop-in mount within Sumiko's own cartridge family — a tier structure the manufacturer defines, not a claim about how each one sounds.
Next step up in the family: