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Topic: Good needles for TCV?

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I'm about to order some M44-7s on technic headshells. Are those good for TCV?
 
geposted Thu 13 Dec 07 @ 1:30 pm

There good, mate had some on his numarks, read somewhere, there are the best bang for your money.

I've got these on my 1210 mk2's

http://www.decks.co.uk/products/carts_styli/stanton/discmaster_v3

Good for the price. If you a scatch DJ don't know how they will stand up, but I just mix house/electro and they have done me well.

Jimmy b

 


<3 <3 :D Ortofon Concorde Pro, never let me down. :)
 
The M44's are Scratch DJ standards. I have them on the same turntable and I do scratch. I would tell you be careful of the flip down guard that is mounted to them. I bent the stylii with and had to replace one after two weeks. Nothing wrong with Ortofons either, for that matter Stanton's aren't bad. It sort of depends on what you're doing with them. You can search these forums, I asked this same question some time ago and had a bunch of responses.
 
It will be for scratching. I remember somewhere reading that certain needles are better because of the backspin effect. Like when you backspin the record, and the music has an indesired effect.
 
@VanStino

Them Ortofon, look really nice, I bet they play well. Abit out of my prices range though.

Jimmy b


 
My favorite and the ones that I use :: The Ortofon Q-Berts :: They stick to the record like glue (without alot of weight), have a very high output, and look fresh as f**k. They are a bit pricey but they come with an extra stylus, a case, and a brush.

Second ones which seem to be the standard everywhere. :: Shure M-447's :: People swear by them but they don't fell as smooth and light as the Q-Berts to me.

Hope my input helps,
Charlie Five
 
digi tracks :) take it from the guy who designed the VDJ tcvs these or the qberts are your best bet.

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Yeah I had the Digi's than returned them for the Q-Bert's. The Q-Bert's have a higher output and seem to stick better. I think they have a better mid range and warmer sound also. This is with extensive testing. I was a strong believer in the Digi's until a friend made me try them side to side with the Q-Bert's.
 
Have a pare of digitracks also... these are way better then anything else i tried except for the qberts... i am actually switching to qberts soon.. shure's are fine btw i use them at my residence club... Dont forget that 90% of the whole needle story is setting them up correctly, any brand of needle..
 
I'm a QBert user as well...top notch :)
I actually use the OM version(with headshell) but they work perfectly!
 
i've got a pair of shure white label ,they are fantastic for club mixing and have been specifically designed for TCV's, check em out, i've read only good reviews about them and can only promote them more myself
 
i have shure whitelabels as well. been through my second set since they came out 3 years ago. well balanced but a bit bright sounding.

though, i highly doubt whether tcvs need a specific cartridge set or not, we have left the audiophile argument. its whether or not you scratch and what are you comfortable with?
 
Agree, but i am moving to the qberts from the digitracks becuase of the higher output and slightly better scratch performance. but like i said before 90% of the issues are not the needles but the setup... boy oi boy how many times i have seen bad setup needles and the dj complaining about bad performance... or worse blaming the needles when they have a some bad technics copy turntable...
 
 
Well moved from digitrack to qberts.. and the funny thing is that i think the pickup is a little less good then with the digitracks.. but since my tcv is not working like it should ill come back on this...

Pickup now:

1) Shure 447
2) Orto Digi's
3) Orto Qberts

Who would have guessed that, anyway need help first with my backwards (reverse) tracking first, since i cant even backspin atm (see other post)... scratching is fine..

Hey nice art Paz, can you update it for the 1210M5G's it has downforce adjustment now 2, awsum.;). you cant get them to skip, i am really trying...

 


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