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JohnSmith
Agent Smith

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Kamloops

Needles

So, i got my decks yesterday, they are SWEET!

technics 1200M3Ds baby! $650 canadian each.

anyway, they came with technics headshells, but no cartridges..

i need needles now, and i'm not sure which ones i want.

i had my heart set on ortofon concorde's but they are $179, for ONE.

sheought..

so, i want some cheaper ones i guess. i want them to sound good, and not wear out my records too bad.

they won't be used for scratching or anything so as long as they hold a groove decently, that's OK.

also, i don't want ones that will be damaged if i drop them on the pitch dots by accident.

what do you suggest?

I was thinking the Stanton 500ALs?

May-16-2002 18:34 Canada

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Acid Circus
Dark Tranceaddict

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

About a year ago I bought Stanton 505's with the intention of upgrading later when I had more cash. The are still running fine, my records are fine, yes under heavy scratching they can fly off but hey they have impressed me for durability.

May-16-2002 18:41 Scotland

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DJ Chrono
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: toronto

from personal experience I recommend the Stanton Diskmasters. I dropped a needle once on the pitch dots and it was fine.

May-17-2002 01:56 Canada

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eran
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Israel

I use Stanton's 680HP
I dropped them more than once on the strobe dots and believe me, it changed nothing

Adding to that, their sound quality is rather good, and they track quite well.