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Originally posted by tranceDJ Figured I'd just ask this here rather than starting a new thread: I'd like to get a pair of shure M447's since they're cheaper than the higher-end cartridges but I'm looking through some older threads and a lot of people are saying they really wear out the record. For those who own them, is this true? I've heard they got good sound quality and hold the groove well but I obviously don't want my records being worn out.

M44-7's are known to work with extremely light pressures (some crazy people even work with less than 1g), so I think you got your answer there. It's just because that needle is pretty standard in the turntablist scene, and you know, constantly rocking your records back and forth isn't exactly good for wear, even with minimal pressure.

So the answer, they need less weight, so for normal use the wear is less too.

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Originally posted by vhx1 whoa what happened. etronics raised their price back up to 90? I could swore they were offereing it for 80 each

yea guess so, when i got mine which was about a month ago it was at 80$

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Originally posted by vhx1 Naw if the needle touch the dot.. you will be fucked... just be happy its still workin

you know how many times I've dropped mine on those dots in a drunken haze . Needless to say I'm not proud of it but it's already been two years on the same needles with now reduction in sound quality . I'm shocked, but yet happy at the same time . I've been very happy with Ortofon Nightclub S needles, they haven't done me wrong yet, and I still have another set of stylus to go .

But shure needles will wear down the shit out of your records!! Make sure you adjust the weight to be perfect to get the maximum value not only out of your needles but your records as well.

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Originally posted by DJ Cubano you know how many times I've dropped mine on those dots in a drunken haze . Needless to say I'm not proud of it but it's already been two years on the same needles with now reduction in sound quality .

Oh thank god! There's another person here who spins when they get drunk and sometimes lets the needle drop on the platter. I thought I was over it (hadn't done it in about 6 months) and just a few nights ago did it again in a drunken stupor. You know, I second what you have to say about the Ortofon Nightclub S. I have had those for quite some time now and they are still working great. I don't think I would trade those in for anything else.

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since we are all a little jaded and trashed you can find a store that sells from a bulk card of styli and they seem to sell it for really cheap. The other day when i went to a couple of record shops i've found this place that had around 12 whitelabel styli on a cardboard/plastic bulk pack and they sold each styli for $21 ea. Talking bout dirt cheap! Most places here sell them for $45 or so ea. So the rule is... you can buy new styli for cheap if it's in bulk packaging. Just ask to look at the stylus before buying b/c it looks really easy to crush the cantilever in the plastic cardboard thingy.

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I use Shure WhiteLabel and I'm very satisfied. Nothing to say about this..

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Originally posted by vhx1 After doing extensive reading on these two needles, I realized I needed new needles to drastically increase sound quality. Seeing as how I could get either one for around 110 bucks with guitar center pricematching, which one do you guys recommend and why?

Go with Ortofin...I love mine...work great and are just awesome and easy to deal with and maintain.

I love my Shure's , THEY NEVER SKIP AND THE QUALITY IS PRECIOUS!!

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I just heard the whitelabels today at my local record store. They look pretty cool I'd say. THe sound was really clear. Unfortunately i couldn't compare them to a set of ortofons.

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There is a place in San Antonio called Hermes Music. They had white labels for $85.00 USD last time I went. I would have bought them if wasn't there to buy my 700s.

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WHen askin around, I seemed to get the same response. two people I asked both said that the Whitelabels had a flatter response than the Ortofons and that the ortofons are a lil bass heavy. Doesn't seem like a bad thing. The Dj'S sound really good when i burned my mix onto a cd and played it in the car. Crystal clear sound and smooth pounding bass.

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i wuv my pro dj s's.

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