stanton 520sk. Cheap, durable, good all-round. What more can you ask for???

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Originally posted by WhiteBlade I was wondering first of all if when you buy turntable it come with a cartridge. I'm buying technic SL-1200mk2. If it doesn't come with any cartridge what do you sugest that are good but doesn't cost too much because I'm a begginer dj and if I break the catridge I'm really gonna be piss if I paid 200$. It would be good to post some info about that good catridge for begginer dj and the best one once your enough good to not break the catridge Thanks

When buying a turntable, unless otherwise noted, they will come only with the headshell. Technics MKII comes with a headshell so you do need to purchase Cartridge. A good entry level cartridge would be something like Shure M25c USD $29.00each or Shure SC35c USD $39.00each, they are very durable, have good output, very low record wear, and last for a long time, oh and replacement styli is also inexpensive, for SC35c for example, it is only USD $17.00each.

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IMHO the shure sc35c's suck ass! They always burned your vinyl really bad, even at lower than recomended tracking force. Tracking didn't seem as good as stanton 500 series. After a month of using a sc35c, i quickly gave it away b/c you can just see grooves burned onto a few of my records. Don't buy!!!!

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What about the M25C ???

I saw the M35S too are those any good ???

im not sure about the 25 series, however i did have a m35x. It was much better than the sc35c. If you really want a shure cart check out the m44-g or the whitelabels. Im currently using the whitelabels' and im loving them, the only bad thing: 1. expensive, 2. not the best for scratching.

The best cartridge for the money:

http://www.stantondj.com/alpha44/load.asp?page=520sk

Pros:
-Durable
-Cheap
-low cue burn
-tight tracking
-fairly good sound

Cons:
-not that good for hard-core scratching
- nothing else.

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I started out with two Stanton 500 ALII cartridges (some places call them 500 AL2 as well). Some of my replacement styli had imbalanced sound on the L/R channels, though (one side louder than the other). The styli that were already in there with the cartridge when I got them were just fine, though. They gave me no problems. Usually you can get two for about $50-$55 total ($25-$30 each).

After I got used to vinyl, I bought two Ortofon Concorde Pro S cartridges, and have been very, very happy ever since...just a recommendation for the future.

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Originally posted by dj chex IMHO the shure sc35c's suck ass! They always burned your vinyl really bad, even at lower than recomended tracking force. Tracking didn't seem as good as stanton 500 series. After a month of using a sc35c, i quickly gave it away b/c you can just see grooves burned onto a few of my records. Don't buy!!!!

Hmmmm, I have a pair of the SC35Cs, could you explain a little further what you mean about this burning bit?

I've used them for about a year now, and the tracking isn't quite as good when cueing as a couple of carts I've tried on other people's decks, but I've generally found them to be pretty decent for home use.

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