May someone suggest what the best dj cartridge is out there these days. I am having big time problems with my Stanton Groovemasters especially with some promos that have very fine grooves. Thanks in advance .

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antonio

You're gonna get two responses.

Shure Whitelabels
or
The Ortofon Concorde range

My pick is the Ortofons, I currently have the Pro Silvers loaded with Nightclub S styli.
The Nightclubs are the top of the range, and have a price to match.

If you're on more of a budget, the Stanton 680HP's are apparently a very good cart (will find out in about 2 days time), but if money isn't an object, for me its one of the Ortofons.

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**Man I'm Pretty**

Definitely the Ortofons. I currently have Pro-S styli but I'm going to upgrade to Nightclub styli soon.

I'm happy with my white labels.

I've got new pair of whitelabels for sale

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter My pick is the Ortofons, I currently have the Pro Silvers loaded with Nightclub S styli. The Nightclubs are the top of the range, and have a price to match. If you're on more of a budget, the Stanton 680HP's are apparently a very good cart (will find out in about 2 days time), but if money isn't an object, for me its one of the Ortofons.

Listen to this man!

I like my Shure M44-G carts, they work very well, never skip and the quality of the sound is good. They arent as expensive as the White Labels and Ortofon's so they are great if youre on a budget.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.

The best? Ortofon Concorde Nightclubs. If you can't afford Nightclubs, any Ortofon DJ cartridge will work. So will, you guessed it, the Shure Whitelabels.

I HATED my M44-Gs. I wouldn't wish them upon anyone.

i say go for the whitelabels.

they have very low record wear, and they don't mess with the sound of your music like the orts.

i recently listened to a cd version of a vinyl release that i have. and they sound pretty much the same. the whitelabels don't add or boost anything very much. it's almost as detailed as a cd. definately as good as you can expect from a spherical stylus. they also have an excellect sence of clarity too.

for me it's all about faithful, and accurate reproduction. the whitelabels fit the bill. the orts don't. the fact the shure's are very gentle w/vinyl is just icing on the cake.

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Originally posted by sr126 i say go for the whitelabels. they have very low record wear, and they don't mess with the sound of your music like the orts. i recently listened to a cd version of a vinyl release that i have. and they sound pretty much the same. the whitelabels don't add or boost anything very much. it's almost as detailed as a cd. definately as good as you can expect from a spherical stylus. they also have an excellect sence of clarity too. for me it's all about faithful, and accurate reproduction. the whitelabels fit the bill. the orts don't. the fact the shure's are very gentle w/vinyl is just icing on the cake.

You saying the ortofon's don't have accurate reprodution?
your comparison of CD version vs Vinyl release - was that using the white's? Did you do a comparison with the ort's too?

for the record, I got nightclubs.

yeah.. i only have the pro-s carts but they're still amazing. in fact, i have heard whitelabels and was not nearly as impressed as i am with my ortofons.

guess it's just personal preference