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Benefits of expensive cartridges
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| DJ Mikey Mike |
the package i am about to buy comes with some cheap Ortofon OM-ProS carts. What are the advantages of paying for example £100+ for cartridges? Does it help preserve ur vinyl? Improve Sound quality? etc. How long do cartridges usually last?
As well as this could u recommend me a good Cartridge.
peace:)
mikey |
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| JohnSmith |
all your friends will think you are cool. :)
just kidding..
better carts sound better, and wear out your vinyl less.
and the concorde style ones are super easy to mount, pickup, and see. I don't like the OM style ones.
I got some stanton trackmasters, i love em. |
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| DJ LIQUID |
| yea, you'll receive 10 coolness points :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: |
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| MERiDiAN5i2 |
Shure M44G's... the famed M447 converted to a tranceaddicts dream..
how shure describes them->
"Revived exactly the same as the original, this companion to the M44-7 provides an ideal balance between skip resistance and accuracy of sound reproduction for entertainment purposes.
The M44G is a versatile performance needle, appropriate for both intensive scratching and mixing."
I'd agree, they sound good, they just dont skip, and as much as ive slammed them around like a newbie, they are not broke yet.
if you go with them, make sure ya put the little extra weight in the headshell (they come with the M44Gs) - they really do help... and slip on the small extra (auxiliary) weight behind the main tonearm balance weight (you'll need to add that if your on a tech 1200)
i run them at one gram tracking force, and it sounds just fine .. I like the idea of low tracking forces, vynil wear is a bad thing.. |
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| DJ Teknique |
your mixing will automatically become god-like....:conf:
if its more expensive doesn't always means its better |
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| MERiDiAN5i2 |
honestly, i think alot of DJs plop down the money for the ortofons just because of how they look... the all metal headshell / cartridge.. i mean, it does add a nice look to a set of 1200's :D
but just too much $$ if you ask me... one is more than both my cartridges..
-mer |
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| DJ LIQUID |
| quote: | Originally posted by MERiDiAN5i2
honestly, i think alot of DJs plop down the money for the ortofons just because of how they look... the all metal headshell / cartridge.. i mean, it does add a nice look to a set of 1200's :D
but just too much $$ if you ask me... one is more than both my cartridges..
-mer |
they track better and they are all around good
you can use them for mixing and scratching...all while keeping the sound clear :cool: |
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| Project T |
go for the ortofon concordes carts and the nightclub styli :)
reminds me, i better get sum cash 4 sum new carts soon lol, that is like 8 months wear, the the blue carts for about 4-8 hours a day on average, and i will prolly get till the end of the sumer out of them, maybe longer, but they aint cheap, so i better start savin now :) |
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