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Cartridges Recomendentions, Please

Hi guys, well.. i got some money to buy a pair of cartridges, i just know the Ortofon Night CLub. but they are too expensive to my pocket, so, i need good recomendetions besides this ones, Can u tell me other good Cartridges, I want a good sound and that treat good my vinyls, i wont do scratch or something, just the normal Mixing, I can buy a pair of Stanton Trackmaster II since they are for sell near from my house and i have the money, let me know if they are good, and other models, what about Groovemaster II??


Thanks id andvance, Carlos.

EDIT> Ok, well.. the cartridges for sell in a local store near from my house are the Groovemaster II...so... let me know how they are, Thanks

Head to audiolines.com

They have good prices on Ortofons but if you still want the Groovemaster....head there and check out the prices there.....

I'm buying hafe of my equipmnet from there and the prices are reasonable.........

OK, Thanks, well... the local store have the groovemaster for a cheap price, I Definetly cant buy Ortofon ones, so.. what i want.. is that someone tells me how good the groovemaster are, if they will treat good my Vinyls, what about the sound, etc.. and if someone can recommend some cartridges besides ortofon ones, so.. still need help.

Many Greetings.

mos def check out the Shure M44G
that's what i got and they are incredible. There isn't a noticeable difference between those and the concordes. PLUS, they have tracking at .75-1.5 grams, meaning don't worry about your vinyl gettin messed up. I've got technics and the tracking is at 1.0 gram and they don't skip. They are awesome!! I mean, if you are scratching, you definitely want more, but for mixing. WOW, i got mine for $50 a piece @ audiolines.com

I use shure m35x's so far i havent had any problems with them, but i also do a fair amount of scratching and cutting etc.. when im mixing hip hop soo

I have Ortofon Concorde's..the sound quality is really good and worth every penny. I would suggest u goto a dj store near yer area (ie: guitar center) and try out a few and pick which one is the best value and quality.

I love my Ortofon Concorde's, plus when I need to replace the stylus I can always get the Nightclub E stylus. So basically I will have a Nightclub E at a much lower cost.

If you don't have the cash to get the Ortofon's right now, you should go with the Shure M44G. They are really good for mixing and don't wear out your vinyls.

I have Stanton Trackmasters right now. They're okay but I really want the Ortofon's. However, the trackmasters are at a reasonable price and are still pretty good.

what about Groovemaster II RM or Groovemaster II Sk??

just buy sure's they are ok and not expensive

with the shure, do I need Headshell??

Thanks for all the replies

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Originally posted by CarlosM with the shure, do I need Headshell?? Thanks for all the replies

yes

Well, but... wich Shure Model should I buy??, im interested in one that has a good sound and specially that treats good my Vinyls (I Take care my Vinyls like a sick ..lol)

Thanks.

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Originally posted by CarlosM Well, but... wich Shure Model should I buy??, im interested in one that has a good sound and specially that treats good my Vinyls (I Take care my Vinyls like a sick ..lol) Thanks.

M44G .. great sound and no wear on the vinyl

hey guys, what are your recomendations for carts that DO NOT require a headshell?

Are there any? or is it just better to spend the money on headshells as well....?

i don't think that's a problem, headshells arew REALLY cheap

Yeah that's what I figured. It seems that all the better carts seem to require headshells so that is saying something right?

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Originally posted by Ray_Finkle hey guys, what are your recomendations for carts that DO NOT require a headshell? Are there any? or is it just better to spend the money on headshells as well....?

I know this isn't a direct answer but most carts with awesome quality are without headshells .... actually yes and no


commonly headshell carts = cheaper, and more scratch oriented , but off course there also exists great models for mixing

for carts without headshell = more expensive, and more mixing oriented ..... these have a tendency for superior quality because of superior price,

ortofon on the other hand has the same carts in two series, headshell or non.... same needle and carts just different shape of the cart

I suggest if you want top notch sound get non headshell ones ... much much better ... cause much more expensive and sound comes out better cause it's more "studied" ? I don't know how to put it ....

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RAY FINKLE Yeah that's what I figured. It seems that all the better carts seem to require headshells so that is saying something right?

no no no .... best carts are the ones who don't require headshells....

Hey,

The ortofons are great, sound quality and stylus. Although, since you do not have the money for it. I suggest you buy the Staton 580's S Serries. The sound quality is on par with the Ortofon Nighclub Serries. You really do not need Ortofons unless you so of a scratch dj. You can find a pair for $100 plus tax of coarse will be like 103 or something.($50 dollars each seperatly). Thats just the needle, if you need headshells it will cost you more. Only downfall is the stylus for the Staton 580's arent like the Ortofons at all, there regular. So if your in it for the style of the ortofons then you wont want it. Hope I could help.

JaY

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Originally posted by DJsparxx mos def check out the Shure M44G that's what i got and they are incredible. There isn't a noticeable difference between those and the concordes. PLUS, they have tracking at .75-1.5 grams, meaning don't worry about your vinyl gettin messed up. I've got technics and the tracking is at 1.0 gram and they don't skip. They are awesome!! I mean, if you are scratching, you definitely want more, but for mixing. WOW, i got mine for $50 a piece @ audiolines.com

i'd agree..

if your scratching, just put the headshell weight on, aux weight on the back of the tonearm, and set the M44G's to about 2 or 2.5 grams, they will hold just about any sort of moderate scratching. the bass is quite clean, too

-mer

This is a slight exageration of the truth but here's to show you the tendency of how/why they do cart w/ headshells and /wh


headshell carts also = dj on a budget

headshell less carts = "pro" djs


it's off course an exageration , cause both will do , but the quality is most of the time found in the banana carts ( as I so love to call them )

Alright cool, thanks for the heads up.

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Originally posted by jdat This is a slight exageration of the truth but here's to show you the tendency of how/why they do cart w/ headshells and /wh headshell carts also = dj on a budget headshell less carts = "pro" djs it's off course an exageration , cause both will do , but the quality is most of the time found in the banana carts ( as I so love to call them )

the ortofon series is available in cartridge or "banana" style, aren't they the same exactly ???

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Originally posted by Sinonick the ortofon series is available in cartridge or "banana" style, aren't they the same exactly ???

yep exactly the same

is there anything, i mean ANYTHING that would make the ortofon banana style better than the cartridge ones?

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