cartridges and stylus Mixers - DJ Accessories Discuss cartridges and stylus in the DJ Equipment Forum forums; hey i'm completly new to this whole djing thing and i was wondering if anyone could reccomend and cartridges and stylus that would be good to start out with. ...

[Jack]

hey
i'm completly new to this whole djing thing and i was wondering if anyone could reccomend and cartridges and stylus that would be good to start out with. i got a budget of around 70quid for a pair.

cheers.

[littlepete]

You will get some decent ones for that amount of money. But do you intend to scratch or just beatmix or both?
There are many carts out there that are designed for one style or more than one style of mixing e.g scratching and straight forward mixing or just scratching or just straight mixing. Look at the Orfotons though- they make decent carts.

[Jack]

I mainly intend to scratch but i'm a complete begginer and have no idea where to start. i don't supose anyone could give me some pointer?

but yer, what ones would be good fro scratching?

[Marc_Watson]

The STANTON 505 V3 is a good all rounder.

Suitable for all styles.

STANTON 505 V3 - CARTRIDGE & STYLUS- EACH

These should suit your needs.

[DTR]

I'm not a fan of Stanton's V3 range. I recently bought a 680E V3 and the quality was appaling. The 505 is a good all-rounder, but for scratching the 520 would be a better option. But like I said, I recommend staying away from the V3s.

Personally I would say go for Shures. The Shure M44-7 is the standard cart for scratching. It sticks to the record like sh*t on a blanket. The M44G is similar, but it tracks slightly less well and supposedly has better sound than the 44-7. In my humble opinion the 44-7 sounds better though.

Personally I use Shure M35Xs. Excellent tracking and sound, but designed for mixing rather than heavy scratching.