Which Needle/Stylus?

[Konstantinos]

hello everyone.I wanna buy pick-up Only for listening and for scratching or mixing.So i want you to advise me a good pick-up.Thanks.

[Konstantinos]

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[Danno9999]

hello everyone.I wanna buy pick-up Only for listening and for scratching or mixing.So i want you to advise me a good pick-up.Thanks.

Hey there!

I've been using Black Ortofon Pro S ones for the last 6 years or so and they have actually lasted really well despite constant scratch battering. The sound quality has been decent - though I can't vouch for them on a club system.

However, I've just bought some Shure M447s which I've been told are better at tracking and provide a stronger a signal for Serato (but I'm yet to verify this personally...).

A few years ago I wanted to get a better needle for sound quality for recording my vinyl to digital - I bought a Grado DJ needle - but I had real trouble with it...it kept skipping on my older vinyl no matter what I did. I actually ended up using my ortofons to record in the end...But it's possible I set it up wrong...

Anyway...I digress! Hope that helps!

[anteater32]

Ortofon Scratch for me (the pink ones) never had any problems with them. Really like them, the design is just right; classic old school shape that still looks fresh after all those years.

[Danno9999]

Ortofon Scratch for me (the pink ones) never had any problems with them. Really like them, the design is just right; classic old school shape that still looks fresh after all those years.

Ah always wondered if they were good anteater...just out of interest how often do you replace the tips?