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Originally posted by Events@Spec Shure M44-7's They sound better, probably less record wear, and more dourable.

Probably less record wear maybe more durable but definitly not better sound quality.

why does everybody recommend the m44-7s when the m44-gs sound better, track less, and if set up properly can have almost equal skip resistance.

btw i played some of my older vinyls vs the new ones and boy is record wear noticeable even for songs that i didn't even play much..

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Originally posted by spdandpwr why does everybody recommend the m44-7s when the m44-gs sound better, track less, and if set up properly can have almost equal skip resistance. btw i played some of my older vinyls vs the new ones and boy is record wear noticeable even for songs that i didn't even play much..

I scratch almost every day on the same record. Mostly in the exact same spot. No record wear noticable . I don't know how you guys notice record wear, if the needles set up right, it just glides through the grooves. You guys are wayyyy too picky and you beat a few out to your vinyl too often. Lay off the record wear because it doesn't happen much.

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I thought the same way as you (poster above) but trust me they do wear out...especially when you put 7 grms of weight so the needle doesn't skip. Essentially the sound becomes a bit more muffled...but then again that can be from dust

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Originally posted by spdandpwr I thought the same way as you (poster above) but trust me they do wear out...especially when you put 7 grms of weight so the needle doesn't skip. Essentially the sound becomes a bit more muffled...but then again that can be from dust

You also need a very good sound system to hear the difference. If you are listening on regular headphones, you won't hear anything go bad, since the high frequency region starts to go bad first. Not to mention that those Shures are spherical and don't pick up anything above 17Khz. I guess it's a good marketing tool, "hey, our needles don't wear records, because you can't hear the wear they are causing..."