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Posted by Dj Spiel on Feb-08-2005 21:51:

Stanton Trackmaster II

I bought Stanton Trackmaster II "Roger Sanchez Edition" anyone have these the output on them is pretty good. Has anyone else heard or used these needles before?

Posted by dj chex on Feb-08-2005 21:58:

i never used the Roger Sanchez versions before, but i've used the regular trackmasters 2sk's. I thought the sound quality was ok, but not great. To me they sounded very simular to my stanton 520sks. The tracking was not the best, but not horrid for back cueing. For the money i would stay away from Trackmasters, and i would personally suggest either Shure Whitelabels, or if you really need high output the Ortofon Electros are good too.

Posted by Greedy on Feb-09-2005 07:30:

my friend bought them after warning him and now he hates them so much cuz they always skip and they sound bad.

Posted by sandstorm03 on Feb-09-2005 11:16:

howw do you know if you need new needles

Posted by djtrinity on Feb-09-2005 15:45:

quote:
Originally posted by sandstorm03
howw do you know if you need new needles

the hi hats will sound kinda spitty and not clean....also i have noticed you'll start hearing some noise (hiss) ....those are the things i notice

Posted by Greedy on Feb-09-2005 15:57:

buy a pair of Stanton 500 carts and thats what it sounds like when u need new needles

HAHAH

Posted by sandstorm03 on Feb-09-2005 17:30:

quote:
Originally posted by djtrinity
the hi hats will sound kinda spitty and not clean....also i have noticed you'll start hearing some noise (hiss) ....those are the things i notice

i understand what you are saying, but the fact that needels degrade from the first time you use them, its kind of hard to tell, becuase the sound degrades over time.

Posted by WeasiL on Feb-09-2005 17:52:

Re: Stanton Trackmaster II

quote:
Originally posted by Dj Spiel
I bought Stanton Trackmaster II "Roger Sanchez Edition" anyone have these the output on them is pretty good. Has anyone else heard or used these needles before?

i used to have these cart's...terrible quality. i dumped them for a pair of white lables

Posted by djtrinity on Feb-09-2005 18:55:

try these ortofons

http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl/sc.../it.A/id.358/.f

Posted by sandstorm03 on Feb-09-2005 19:25:

quote:
Originally posted by djtrinity
try these ortofons

http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl/sc.../it.A/id.358/.f

lol

Posted by dj chex on Feb-10-2005 03:06:

Re: Re: Stanton Trackmaster II

quote:
Originally posted by WeasiL
i used to have these cart's...terrible quality. i dumped them for a pair of white lables

+1

Glad i didn't waste my money on trackmaster 2s.

Posted by on Feb-10-2005 04:34:

quote:
Originally posted by djtrinity
try these ortofons

http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl/sc.../it.A/id.358/.f

$1315.00................

Thats insane.

Posted by dj chex on Feb-10-2005 04:52:

ohhhhh ahhhh! they got Koetsus!!!! You think that ortofon is expensive, check out this Koetsu!

http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl/sc.../it.A/id.349/.f

Posted by Dj Spiel on Feb-11-2005 00:59:

Damn, Well I spent about $180.000

Damn, Well I spent about $180.000 (Should I take them back? Which ones should I?

Posted by Greedy on Feb-11-2005 01:45:

yea take them back. You can get 2 whitelables for close to that price.

Posted by dj chex on Feb-11-2005 04:24:

I've got my pair of whitelables for less than what you paid for your trackmasters. And IMO, they beat the living shit out of every stanton cart i've owned/used. check them out at www.agiprodj.com a good place w/ great prices and customer support.

The only bad thing you'll have to deal with: many places won't take back opened cartridges, so you may be stuck with them.

Posted by Junior Wilkins on Feb-11-2005 06:25:

i had them but now im upgrading to the Ortofons! The Trackmaster II's never gave me any problem!

Posted by Junior Wilkins on Feb-11-2005 06:27:

quote:
Originally posted by dj chex
ohhhhh ahhhh! they got Koetsus!!!! You think that ortofon is expensive, check out this Koetsu!

http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl/sc.../it.A/id.349/.f
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I dont think a DJ would use those!

Posted by dj chex on Feb-11-2005 15:34:

quote:
Originally posted by tiesto_is_here
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I dont think a DJ would use those!

Actually the Loft in NY used Koetsu cartridges...

looky:

quote:
The finishing touch to the set up is the near mythical Koetsu record player cartridges, so delicate and precise you can't back cue with them. 'They're made by a painter and audio enthusiast in Japan and when I did a tour in Japan, I met him, he was ninety eight years old. He's a legend. He also makes Samurai swords and Koetsu was the name of his teacher. He went from the sword to the stylus!' chuckles David. David also uses metal weights on top of his records when they're playing to minimise vibrations which could, otherwise, be fed back into the stylus. Such is their effectiveness that you could, theoretically, put the record player, whilst in use, into the horns of the speakers and it wouldn't feed back. If all this sounds extreme, everyone who's attended the parties always remember the quality of the sound. One such Lofty, as regulars became known, is DJ and producer Fran�ois Kevorkian: