New Cartridges

[Crazy Dave]

I'm looking to get some new cartridges because so often the ones most people have during my sound bookings SUCK and are dead. Twice I had times that the needles on one of the decks where so fucked the sound would only come out of 1 side of the PA if the DJ was using that deck.

So what's a good set of cartridges I should get, that don't cost too much to replace the stylus semi-often?

and no, I don't want any thing for scratching, cause a scratch DJs should have his own for gig.

[normal josh]

stanton trackmaster or tonar banana's(<- you can buy 6 pack of stylus for like $100 i think)

they arent the best carts but they work and they arent too expencive

[Velcro]

Originally posted by kid icarus
stanton trackmaster or tonar banana's(&lt;- you can buy 6 pack of stylus for like $100 i think)

they arent the best carts but they work and they arent too expencive

Trackmasters are $125 each, and replacement stylus are $65 each.

They don't make the bananas anymore. Haven't for years....there was a reason they were so cheap, and people still weren't buying them.

[normal josh]

well pardon me...

but arent the dj kraze ones by stanton and cheap then???

[Rytalin]

well

since M44-7's hold up to a ton of scratching, they should last even longer if your not scratching with them....

[ƒORM]

Masterplan will hook anybody with rock bottom prices if u walk in and mention fnk.com.

Try em out they have a nice selection of products with better pricing than the bigger fish.

[dfltr]

Originally posted by Rytalin
well

since M44-7's hold up to a ton of scratching, they should last even longer if your not scratching with them....

not to mention their inherent burliness. one of my needles has been collapsed (from a drunkass hick) for the past few months and i've still gotten great performance out of it.

they're cheap, stable, and they'll take a beating... i have yet to see a downside from owning them.

[Crazy Dave]

nice thanks guys...

btw why can not DJ just use CD's,,, even a 128kbps mp3 file from a good rip sounds about the same as a record,,, and don't get me going with a well mastered CD. hehehe Just Joking. I like to pick the Digital VS analog argument all the time,,, my bad.

[Akeel]

Dave come see me at work (masterplan) i'll hook you up ;)

if you can swing it, right now the best needles are the Shure White Labels $140.00 per

(i'll hook u up though ;)

[Moon]

last time i went to masterplan i was told the stanton 520sk's were the choice of the one and only dj SASHA!

so yeah and the dude also told me sasha would only use those or nothing

yeah

[Akeel]

Originally posted by k-pryde
last time i went to masterplan i was told the stanton 520sk's were the choice of the one and only dj SASHA!

so yeah and the dude also told me sasha would only use those or nothing

yeah

well....clearly that wasnt me...since I only got back into town a few weeks ago, BUT, i'm pretty sure i know who that was :S and thats probably why i'll be taking over sales for the summer ;)

520sk are shit IMO and although I'm not positive i think Sasha uses Ortofon Concorde DJ, or Shure M35X...regardless...you should find something specific for your style...i heard you drop at pound once so i would suggest something with a lot of low end response (for dnb) so go with Shure SC35C or M447's if u scratch. If you like concorde style, anything off the Ortofon line is sick...but they should be modified to prevent warping the connecting pins in your tonearm.

booya.

[Crazy Dave]

you know I'm glad I opened this,,, people really don't under stand how important good well maintained needles are, in order for good sound and keeping you records in good shape.

[-ak47-]

Dont get the Stanton 520SKs Ive had nothing but trouble from them since I first bought them.

[Akeel]

Originally posted by Crazy Dave
you know I'm glad I opened this,,, people really don't under stand how important good well maintained needles are, in order for good sound and keeping you records in good shape.

damn right...dont just buy whats cool...look at specs, mv output, tracking force, frequency curve...all of these are important when you choose a cartridge. :)

[Pegasus]

Originally posted by kid icarus
well pardon me...

but arent the dj kraze ones by stanton and cheap then???

yea the're pretty cheap and good

ak, i have those and they work great for me... what kind of problems did you have?

[Vinyllab]

Shure Whites all the way !!