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DJ Cartridges - have you tried it?

Hi there,

I browsed some DJ cartridges yesterday. They look real appealing and the price aint bad either. What do you think of the infamous DJ cartridge? Good or bad or should it be banned? I want to buy a cheapie just to see how it performs... something like an Ortofon Concord...

DV
dewald_visser
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
I have a KAB modded Stanton Trackmaster. It is an integrated headshell cartridge w/ a NOS Stereohedron stylus. It's a big reality check as to what makes up a cartridge. This thing is superb and has the midrange of a $1500 moving coil.
xiekitchen
821 posts
 
Elizabeth, I enjoyed that... I had a very brief internship at my college radio station (RIT in Rochester NY) and know what you mean!
dewald_visser OP
176 posts
 
Just the kind of reaction that I knew I would get. But you know what - I am going to try a Shure Whitelable just for the heck of it...

DV
flyingred
139 posts
 
Dewald -good luck with your experiment and please post your impressions. I think it's too easy to swallow the audiophile hubris from magazines and dealers when there's a lot of very good pro audio gear available that is never covered in home audio magazines.
lindisfarne
511 posts
 
Mr. Visser- You're asking a few questions lately about DD TTs and now DJ carts. Try the KAB Technics DD TT with the integral Stanton cart "Psychicanimal" suggests. It's really a good package at a grand.
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