Best Stylus under $100 ?

[grapsta]

...starting to digitalize the vinyl...might as well get a new stylus. any recommendations. under $100...actually under $60 would be good

[Bassbunker]

SURE M44-7.
Last time the stylus cost about $45 ish me thinks but you will need to by the cartridge/stylus combo first. That will set you back about $120 but that will be with a new headshell as well.
Plus the Sure's come in a nice little plastic tub that can fit a headshell at either end. Good for transporting your pretties to clubs, mates places etc.

Cheers,
Bassbunker

[grapsta]

I know shure's are good for scratching..but are they the best for sound quality ?

[macc4]

sound quality is subjective, personally i'd go for ortofon qberts

[ferretrock]

Just for digitising, or do you want to play, as well?

If you just want one for archival purposes there is WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY better stuff than a 44-7 (which I would rarely recommend to anyone, anyway - the 44-G just sounds way better).

If you want to archive and play, the whitelabel is good, otherwise, look at some reasonable HiFi ones (I know shure and Ortofon both have these). You can't back cue (or move the record much under the needle much at all, for that matter), you'll rip up your stylus and your record, but these carts are meant to sound good, not be used for DJing.

Whitelabels are about $120 normally for the cart and sytlus (and nice case), sometimes on sale for around $90.
If you already have headshells (like those that come with a TT), it's probably better (and cheaper) to get a cart that mounts on that instead.

[J0rdz]

Shure Whitelabels.
Im fairly sure you can get them for close to, or around $100 each.

[grapsta]

Just for digitising, or do you want to play, as well?



just digitise...will check out the white labels. thanx

[Dr Bones]

sound quality is subjective, personally i'd go for ortofon qberts

for under 100?

[macc4]

yeah, he only wants stylus, didn't say anything about cart

[grapsta]

well I have cartrdige that came with 1200's...always just used Stanton 500's . might just stick with those but if there is a better quality stylus for not too much more I'm interested. sorry - shoulda been more specific in first post

[grapsta]

are white labels and elektros the same ?
http://www.spankrecords.com.au/Ortofon-OM-Elektro-Cartridge-&-Stylus-24679

[Dr Bones]

white labels are made by shure, ortofon make the elektros mate.

[Dr Bones]

yeah, he only wants stylus, didn't say anything about cart

what good would a q bert stylus be if he hasn't got the cartridge though?

[macc4]

what good would a q bert stylus be if he hasn't got the cartridge though?

the OP did not mention what carts he had when I answered his original question

[Dr Bones]

so because he didn't mention what carts he had, you assumed they were ortofon?

[macc4]

I didn't assume anything, I merely stated which stylus i thought were best for under 100 dollars

[Dr Bones]

well played salesman.

[grapsta]

possibly silly question - do shures fit on technics headshells ?

[merv_clarke]

Yes, nearly all carts that you buy with be screw mountable (fits on tech headshell) unless there are a all in one cart/headshell (like Concords or whitelabels) which then you wont need to use your headshell

[grapsta]

ok cool. thanx

also - anyone recommend places to buy stylus is Sydney...Spank looks good

[ferretrock]

^Pretty much any record store - I bought my carts at Spank.
But when DJ Warehouse has a sale, it's pretty hard to beat them... I got two extra stylii for my Whitelabels for $40.

Maybe consider buying the cart secondhand off ebay (there are often good deals up there) and then buying a replacement stylus new at a store/online?

[littlebrains69]

sound quality is subjective, personally i'd go for ortofon qberts


But Qberts aren't great for sound quality when looking at the Ortofon range.... I wouldn't go for these if I had a cabinet of Ortofons in front of me if I was going for sound quality.

[Bracko]

why the fuck would you all recommend DJ carts when someone is digitising their collection.

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/72955