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What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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23 Feb 2010, 06:08by hemskoc
Turntablists :
What brand of stylus and model do you use?
The good and the bad?
Just curious what you guys use on the forum.
I use Ortofon Digitracks.
GOOD - I use them because of the low wear, and high output levels.
BAD - I found they dont last as long as the 'Shure' pair i also have.
Cheers
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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23 Feb 2010, 06:24by wazza
I'm using the Stanton ScratchMaster V3 mp4 pack...
VERY HAPPY ...better than my old Shure 447's
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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23 Feb 2010, 06:27by phadedvision
I agree with wazza, those Stantons are awesome AND a hell of a lot easier on the wallet. I do love me a nice pair of M-44's though...
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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23 Feb 2010, 13:44by Dj NB
Numark cc1 here, pretty nice awesome for scratch, easy on wallet, cheap and replaceable stylus, good for mixing, pretty good exp with them and yeah very durable!
nb
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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05 Mar 2010, 23:47by Rumble
Shure M44-7.
best one for mixing an scratching..
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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06 Mar 2010, 13:03by Patch
I've always only ever used Stanton 505's. Never hada complaint with 'em. It was always a toss up for me between 505's and M 44-7s.
Until one company (hopefully Stanton or Shure) make a needle specifically for DVS, I'll be sticking with the 505s. There should be a specific needle for DVS systems. They would need a muchnarrower frequency range (just the frequency of the timecode) which SHOULD provide a better signal to the DVS software.
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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06 Mar 2010, 21:38by Jim B
I use Stanton Discmaster V3 at home and at the club (when I use TT's)
Been using that model for about 2 years now with no problems
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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06 Mar 2010, 21:41by hemskoc
Patch wrote: There should be a specific needle for DVS systems. They would need a muchnarrower frequency range (just the frequency of the timecode) which SHOULD provide a better signal to the DVS software.
Thats why i was using the ortofon digiscratch carts- low wear, made for timecode signal freq ...ive just seen they make specific ones for Serato now.
Cheers
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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10 Mar 2010, 23:01by abitmessie
currently using ortofon concord scratch (pink one's) on the road
and at home using Ortofon concord Qberts
Love the traking of the concord's they just take a beating
not to good on the wallet thou
Re: What type of stylus/needles do you use?
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13 Mar 2010, 00:16by John Wo_O
I have a pair of m44-7. I don't see myself use anything else, that it is for analog use or DVS use. the low wear and the high output + the life span makes it a winner among the winners (IMO)
Actually I don't believe in DVS carts being better, and certainly not cheaper, even with a narrower freq range, than carts for analog use.
and if it works well for analog, it will work well for DVS. the contrary is not obvious but I understand some people spin with DVS only so...