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Posted by thekman on Jul-16-2002 05:37:

What needles to get?

I was just wondering what everybody thinks about which are the best needles to buy given that my most important criteria is to minimize vinyl wear? Sound quality and durability of the needle are important too, but for now I only spin in my basement so I'm most concerned with the longevity of my records.
Which needles will damage my vinyl the least while still sounding decent?

Posted by djbluesky on Jul-16-2002 11:56:

Hmm

I am almsot sure that there are moany other posts about this subject becaseu it is such a common question posed by newer djs. I would say a big part of needle purchasing has to do with how much you are willing to spend, what kind of style you are spinning, and of course your preference of stylus.

I'll do a quick search for a link and post it here when I find it.

Posted by djbluesky on Jul-16-2002 12:03:

here

here are a couple links. go ahead and do a search for needles or something if you want more stuff

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ghlight=needles

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ghlight=needles

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ghlight=needles

Also i hear that needles that are sperical instead of elliptical are essential to not messing up your records.. however that's only something i heard and I couldn't tell you much more than that. :-)