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Hi all, wondering can I get some cartridge recommendations. Want to get back into using vinyl, so going to dust off the 1210's again and leave them in for a service and cleanup, they're around 20 years old at this stage.
I've always had the very early Stanton 500 v 1 or 2 cartridges on them and just used to replace the needles when needed.
But now I want to get myself a new set of cartridges and needles, I've been out of the game for a while and don't know what to look out for. I'm not a scratch / hip hop dj, I usually just mix house and techy stuff, so won't be doing much scratching with them, but don't want something jumping all over the place either. I do also use Traktor, so might be using the timecode vinyls the odd time when I'm not using the cd timecodes.
And then, what's the best make to go for? Stanton, Shure, or Ortofon?
Think I had some Stanton Trackmaster 2's for a while and thought they were ok, no fiddling around screwing cartridges onto headshells and easy to replace the needles too, but don't know if they still make them or if they're any use in terms of sound quality and how others found them when using them.
So in a nutshell, looking for something that doesn't sound too bad and is a decent price. Any ideas?
Thanks
I've always had the very early Stanton 500 v 1 or 2 cartridges on them and just used to replace the needles when needed.
But now I want to get myself a new set of cartridges and needles, I've been out of the game for a while and don't know what to look out for. I'm not a scratch / hip hop dj, I usually just mix house and techy stuff, so won't be doing much scratching with them, but don't want something jumping all over the place either. I do also use Traktor, so might be using the timecode vinyls the odd time when I'm not using the cd timecodes.
And then, what's the best make to go for? Stanton, Shure, or Ortofon?
Think I had some Stanton Trackmaster 2's for a while and thought they were ok, no fiddling around screwing cartridges onto headshells and easy to replace the needles too, but don't know if they still make them or if they're any use in terms of sound quality and how others found them when using them.
So in a nutshell, looking for something that doesn't sound too bad and is a decent price. Any ideas?
Thanks
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