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how often do you change your needles? (pg. 2)
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| Tony Morello |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
I'm a bit skeptical of how often styli "need" to be changed. I have two Ortofon Nightclubs that I bought at the same time over a year ago, and recently figured it was time to switch them out. So I bought one Ortofon DJ stylus, planning to get a second, but haven't yet bothered. I can't really tell any difference between the new DJ stylus and the old Nightclubs. In fact, even after a year of average use, the Nightclubs seem to sound a bit better.
I also keep my records very clean and brush my stylus between most play. I've noticed no major downhill of treble or deterioration of punchiness to indicate the Nightclubs failing. So perhaps it depends on how you take care of them. Constantly running an uncleaned needle over dusty grooves is probably not a formula for longevity. |
true, if you keep your records clean and your styli clean, you shouldn't have any problems making your needles last, especially for bedroom djs
the whitelabels i mentioned on average see at least 20 hours of use a week in varying conditions with many different djs and styles
not a recipie for long lasting needles |
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| Laszlo |
| I've had my White Label's for about a year and a half by now, and I still haven't noticed any significant change in sound quality loss.... |
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| sr126 |
| i change needles after every outdoor party. so every 2-4months. at home they see about 8-12hours of use a week, on squeaky clean records. i'm pretty stickler about keeping my records and needles clean. i noticed a lot people aren't very keen on vinyl care, especially after seeing some dj's play records that are so dusty they are actually light gray, instead of black. for some reason not many people notice/use the record cleaning kit i leave next to the mixer in the coffin. -so i don't want to use those needles again at home. |
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| BTG |
| quote: | Originally posted by skot_e
Aren't they made of diamond or something, im which case they should last a while. |
wtf?! you goddamn crackhead. |
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| TranceSpeeder |
| quote: | Originally posted by skot_e
Aren't they made of diamond or something, im which case they should last a while. |
:stongue:
u funny son of a bitch that made my day |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
I dont get what is funny?? Stylus tips are made from diamond.
example
M44G Features and Specifications:
Diamond Stylus Tip
- Polished natural gemstone: Spherical
- Radius: 0.7 mil |
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| n3lly |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
I dont get what is funny?? Stylus tips are made from diamond.
example
M44G Features and Specifications:
Diamond Stylus Tip
- Polished natural gemstone: Spherical
- Radius: 0.7 mil |
I was thinking the same thing, it's common knowledge that stylus tips are specially cut diamonds.. Well i thought it was common knowledge! :) |
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| skot_e |
| quote: | Originally posted by n3lly
I was thinking the same thing, it's common knowledge that stylus tips are specially cut diamonds.. Well i thought it was common knowledge! :) |
Apparently its only us crackheads who are aware of this!:haha: |
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| TranceSpeeder |
| quote: | Originally posted by skot_e
Apparently its only us crackheads who are aware of this!:haha: |
damn u :stongue:
i never knew that!:clown: |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceSpeeder
damn u :stongue:
i never knew that!:clown: |
haha :stongue:
talk about being rejected.
Why do you think those bastards cost so much?
Gotta cut a tiny diamond very pricisly. |
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| TranceSpeeder |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
haha :stongue:
talk about being rejected.
Why do you think those bastards cost so much?
Gotta cut a tiny diamond very pricisly. |
i always thought they had high prices couse like allot of things, they want your money. |
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| Tony Morello |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
haha :stongue:
talk about being rejected.
Why do you think those bastards cost so much?
Gotta cut a tiny diamond very pricisly. |
they probably buy in bulk, pre-cut from a diamond distrubuter |
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