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Need needles/cartridge
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| xCxStylex |
After years spinning on CD decks and using my vinyl on other people's decks, I've finally saved enough for a new pair of technics that I'll be buying off Aamazon.
Can anyone recommened needles/cartidges for home DJing use? (trance only, no scratching at all) What needles won't kill my records or my wallet? Sound quality doesn't have to be top notch because my decks wouldn't play for anyone but myself and my crappy speakers :)
The names Ortofon and Shure always come up. Any specific models? |
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| Trogdor |
Ortofon Nightclub, Ortofon DJ, Ortofon Elektro
Nightclubs for the best sound, DJs for versatility, Elektro for lower-priced versatility
For a cheaper alternative, I wouldn't go any lower than the Shure Whitelabels |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
| Shure M44gs. Cheap, very low record wear. Quality is good enough for home. The stylus last a fair while for me. |
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| Allen Mueller |
Audio Technica ATP-2XN's, alot of guys over on Wave swithing over to them. Very close to Grado dj 200i in sound. Better sounding than the Nightclubs buy far, thats what i swtiched from. Also have stanton 890's, and Shure M44G's. They have a very clean balanced sound, bass insn't boosted, and highs and mids are just right. Don't let the price fool you they are about $60 each, but will give many much more expensive carts a run for their money.
Allen |
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| DjWoody |
| for home mixing, practically any needle will do. But if you want something that lasts, get the Shure M-447. They're $74 each. Ortofons are good too, but WAY WAY WAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY more pricey. |
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| djkoifloor |
| What about the whitelabels? i thought it had been pretty much decided by past threads on this forum that they were the best needles to buy and i now see no mention of them here. wassup? |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
| Although alot of people said they are pretty good quality to many people got problems with faulty ones and with balancing issues. With the newer batches they may be alright but thats up to yourself to take the risk. |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
Although alot of people said they are pretty good quality to many people got problems with faulty ones and with balancing issues. With the newer batches they may be alright but thats up to yourself to take the risk. |
I've had my whitelabels a year and a half, and there perfect. at 1-1/2g of tracking force, your vinyl lasts forever, not to mention the excellent sound quality. Orto's (nightclubs) are really nice as well, I've used both myself, but I say whitelabels over Orto's any day. I don't like having to put 3.5-4g of weight minimum to get good tracking and sound quality from the Orto's.
Those m44g's are also great carts too :) |
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| DJ_LG |
Shure M44-7
Why would you not want good sound quality? |
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| djkoolaide |
Yes, M44-7! They don't tear up your records and they sound great.
Come to think of it, I took a sexy pic of mine last night when I was bored :p
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| spdandpwr |
| please don't take this post as rude but a lot of the above posts are supplying you with reccomendations that are contrary to your needs. While they are recommending very good catridges, they are just too good and expensive for your needs. To be honest that most appropriate needle for your needs would be a shure m44g. The m447 is meant for hip hop dj's, that is sound is sacrificed for better tracking. However with the m44gs you don't have a sound comprimise and you also have a lower reccommended tracking wieght to allow for less record wear. It's price is under 70 dollars and it suits your needs without being overly priced like the other reccomendations. |
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| djkoolaide |
| have you personally used both? i have, and i've found no noticeable sound difference between the 7 and the G. my 7 is running on 2 grams of weight, which is damn low. the only difference i've found is that it tracks a hell of a lot better than the G. |
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