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| Demoted |
Ok, so recently I bought some Technics and they came with some Shure whitelabel cartridges. From what I understand these are great cartridges, nonetheless, both appear to be shot. I've been suggested that I could get the styli replaced and that might fix it but I'd rather be sure and start off on a clean slate and get entirely new cartridges (assuming they come with styli, bear with me as I'm entirely new to this).
I priced some new Shure whitelabels and they're $218 for a pair which is a bit much for me right now. I'm wondering if I should be expecting to pay this price for decent cartridges or if there's something cheaper out there that would work about as well. Or should I just go ahead and get the styli replaced on the cartridges I already have?
HALP! thanks :) |
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| Wayne_B |
| Hi there, do you have your original Technics headshells? If so you could go with the Shure M44-7. Their sound quality is great and they don't require much weight on the tone-arm so wear and tear on your records is reduced and replacement styli are reasonable. You won't regret it!;) |
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| Demoted |
| quote: | Originally posted by Wayne_B
Hi there, do you have your original Technics headshells? If so you could go with the Shure M44-7. Their sound quality is great and they don't require much weight on the tone-arm so wear and tear on your records is reduced and replacement styli are reasonable. You won't regret it!;) |
ohhh, ok, the headshell. Um, nah. Looks like I've just got the old cartridges which have a headshell, but they're the Shure headshells. |
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| Demoted |
I'll just go ahead and post the cartridges I have and one of my decks just to be sure :p
OR SHURE LOLOLOLHILARIOUS MY STARS! ok, yeah
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| Wayne_B |
| hehe nice^ , Maybe its a plan to get some headshells and some Stanton 500Als. They're really affordable and do the job well enough. The white labels are steep so maybe get a fresh pair of styli and only use them for "special" occasions so they last longer and use the stantons for practicing.That's what I'd do! |
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| Zild |
| I think you're wasting money and would be better off just buying replacement stylii. |
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| Demoted |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
I think you're wasting money and would be better off just buying replacement stylii. |
Word. I'll price that when I go down to ze store on Friday. The cartridges themselves look decent, they need cleaned and are about 4 years old I think, but overall they seem in solid condition. |
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| elzidane |
| zild is right, and your cpu speakers are :p |
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| Demoted |
| quote: | Originally posted by elzidane
your cpu speakers are :p |
I know :(
There's no bass or power with them, but they're Bose and they've lasted for a while. They're also far, faaar down on the list of things I need to spend money on.
But my monitor's pretty tight. |
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| enydo |
Let's turn this thread into "If I'm looking for something very affordable in terms of cartridges, what should I be looking for".
:p |
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| Demoted |
| That's what it was to begin with :wtf: |
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| elzidane |
| my friend who lives in china told me he has a good deal on really good multi media cpu speakers, if it pans out i will pm. :) |
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