turntables + cartridges

[ruggs]

the club i play at has technics 1200's and i was thinking of buy some cartridges and having a go on them with serato i've used my mates 1200's a fair bit so i no what to do...this is going to be a two part question...

1. what are some decent cartridges without breaking the budget as i won't use them every week?

2. whats a decent turntable (thats not a technics 1200 ) that i can just muck around at home but still has decent torque.

[crundyy]

ya cant go past shure cartridges bro, except if ya step on 'em which i somehow did n need a new one

[DJ_Raptor]

Ive always had Ortofon Concorde's myself... would not buy anything else

[ill_spector]

check sale section, thers a guy selling the ortofon serato carts

[ruggs]

i've seen the ortofon cartridges but they are pretty expensive was thinking maybe the shure ones.is there gonna be much of a difference?

[wazza]

for my time code vinyl set-up...I use Stanton scratchmaster v3 MP4 pac....I like them better than the shure 477....the 447 eat the grooves out off your time code vinyl

[DJ_Raptor]

i've seen the ortofon cartridges but they are pretty expensive was thinking maybe the shure ones.is there gonna be much of a difference?

The reason I like the Concorde's are that they are very slimline and you can see exactly where on the record you are up to. the chunky block style carts can be a pain in that regard.

Dont know if im crazy, but ive always found the chunky style carts to produce a bassier sound, probably because there is more weight on the needle.

[ruggs]

how expensive are they?

[DJ_Raptor]

I have only ever had to buy 2 sets in my life so i cant really remember. Ill check for you.....

[DJ_Raptor]

$129

http://www.storedj.com.au/products/product.php?id=451

[LabRat]

ya cant go past shure cartridges bro, except if ya step on 'em which i somehow did n need a new one

+1

Stanton ST150 turnies <3

[tubby]

Seeing where you drop the needle isn't as important on a DVS though as thr entire record looks the same

[DJ_Raptor]

Seeing where you drop the needle isn't as important on a DVS though as thr entire record looks the same

Very true. i am pretty old school lol

[ill_spector]

st150's

and get shure m447 carts,

like $150? on shells each

[ruggs]

i'm thinking the shure m447 is the go and see if i like it more than cdj's just thought i'd waste some money on something lol

[eggssell]

theres always ho's & blow