# Whats a good cartridge.... **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458 "2010-11-01T23:27:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dj\_bshock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@dj\_bshock](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dj_bshock)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/1 "2010-11-01T23:27:36Z")
**Whats a good cartridge…** Im about to buy the numark tt200’s and im wondering whats a good cartridge for scratching and also affordable??? ---
**Author:** ![Bkag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@Bkag](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bkag)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/2 "2010-11-01T23:39:21Z")
I have heard good things about the Shure M44 7s ---
**Author:** ![tito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@tito](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/tito)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/3 "2010-11-02T04:48:48Z")
For the price, the m447 it is a no brainer, ortofons are very good also but are more expensive and tear the record. ---
**Author:** ![theory28](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/theory28/32/13622_2.png) [@theory28](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/theory28)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/4 "2010-11-02T05:04:59Z")
“Whats a good cartridge…” not the HP one on the plane waiting for a phone call ---
**Author:** ![dirkd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dirkd](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dirkd)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/5 "2010-11-02T10:00:39Z")
As everyone here has stated, Shure M44-7’s are the Tech1200’s of the stylus/cartridge world. I have used everything from Ortofons to Numarks to Stantons and nothing comes close to a properly seated, balanced and weighted Shure M44-7. ---
**Author:** ![fullenglishpint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fullenglishpint/32/12539_2.png) [@fullenglishpint](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/fullenglishpint)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/6 "2010-11-02T10:24:53Z")
> [@theory28](#): > > “Whats a good cartridge…” > not the HP one on the plane waiting for a phone call lol, love a good terrorism joke once in a while! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ciar2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/ciar2001/32/13942_2.png) [@Ciar2001](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Ciar2001)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/7 "2010-11-02T11:04:51Z")
I just bought two Shure M447’s seem really nice 🙂 but i am no judge of carts as the last time i upgraded Stanton 500’s were the best lol! ---
**Author:** ![PartyMcFly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/partymcfly/32/15394_2.png) [@PartyMcFly](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/PartyMcFly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/8 "2010-11-02T13:34:13Z")
If price is a concern, think about some Shure M25c’s since they’re considerably cheaper than the M447’s. No other cart will give you the performance these do at their price. They’re very good. You can upgrade when you learn more about the other carts out there and are willing to spend extra cash on the better skip resistance and higher output. I also like M447s, no surprises there. ---
**Author:** ![farhanashraf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/farhanashraf/32/13758_2.png) [@farhanashraf](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/farhanashraf)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/9 "2010-11-02T16:28:35Z")
shure 44-7s + 1 ---
**Author:** ![DMurd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ab097/32.png) [@DMurd](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DMurd)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/10 "2010-11-02T18:25:17Z")
qberts ---
**Author:** ![Ghostdad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/ghostdad/32/13776_2.png) [@Ghostdad](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Ghostdad)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/whats-a-good-cartridge/15458/11 "2010-11-02T19:18:39Z")
i like shure white labels. have been particularly solid when switching between regular and control vinyl.