can someone recommend me the shure whitelabel cartridge!?

peak · Post by **peak** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:56 pm

i have now the ortofon night club e (old version) and they sound very bad! has someone the shure whitelabel!?

pompende · Post by **pompende** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:25 am

my friend has them and they sound excellent played over his monitors....they're pretty durable as well: hes had them for a year and not replaced the needles yet.

peak · Post by **peak** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:57 am

pompende wrote:my friend has them and they sound excellent played over his monitors....they're pretty durable as well: hes had them for a year and not replaced the needles yet.

sounds good, thanks for the feedback!

devious_n4ture · Post by **devious_n4ture** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:06 am

they are good.... but i recommend the shure m-447's

Its a game of opinonions though...... Thats just mine....

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:46 am

Devious_n4ture wrote:they are good.... but i recommend the shure m-447's

Its a game of opinonions though...... Thats just mine....

You are absolutely right and I know a lot of people that swear by those but I have a pair here and I don't like em. Went for the whitelabels. Honestly it doesn't even matter to me anymore. Playing mostly control vinyl on my decks these days. Would be nice to get an audiophile cart just for listening to the plastic.

kani · Post by **kani** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:00 am

the whitelabels track like nobody's business, but i think the low end drops off after a while. ive cleaned them up and never lick them for gods sake. but IMO i think they lose fidelity sooner than others.

fractal · Post by **fractal** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:07 am

^agree'd

i prefer the m447's for all around use

misk · Post by **misk** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:22 am

okay. "i recommend you the shure whitelabel cartridge"

Be-1ne · Post by **Be-1ne** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:05 am

All in one's never seemed like a good look to me.

Used Shure 44-G's for years now, i always thought they had a slightly richer sound than the 44-7. But thinking about moving over to the M35-X.

So in answer to your question, white label nah dont bother.

peak · Post by **peak** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:50 pm

Misk wrote:okay. "i recommend you the shure whitelabel cartridge"

no problems with backspins!?

dusk governor · Post by **dusk governor** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:06 am

i've used white labels for about a year now...no prob yet...sound great..

peak · Post by **peak** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:14 am

dusk governor wrote:i've used white labels for about a year now...no prob yet...sound great..

cool! i hate it when a cartrige skips... i had a stanton groovemaster... big sound but skips by every backspin... only plus from the ortofon's they never skip but sound quality is shit!

jg82 · Post by **jg82** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:02 pm

I've used several cartridges over the years and must say that I find the WL's to be among the best. Fidelity is good imo. If you dj with them they do not last that long - esp if you are picky about the condition of your needles, which I happen to be. They do last as long as the 44-7s, cost the same and they wear your records less.
They are ok for pull ups but like all dj needles, they tend to get worn easily if you do this.

Basically all dj needles are crap. If you want to spin tunes at home and you have decent system buy a moving coil needle. Lasts much longer and sounds light years better. Denon's DL103 model is cheap and excellent but you would need a step up (and some skills if you want to mount it yourself).

dj cal cutta · Post by **dj cal cutta** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:11 pm

I've used Whitelabels for years, always liked 'em. I also mainly just use them for control vinyl(they seem to work ok for those). There ya go.

NilsFG · Post by **NilsFG** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:24 pm

Hmm, I shivered when I saw the price, 99 - 129 euros.
I don't know what to buy.

jg82 · Post by **jg82** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:53 pm

NilsFG wrote:Hmm, I shivered when I saw the price, 99 - 129 euros.
I don't know what to buy.

I think you can get the cartridge on ebay for around €70. The needles are approx £20 from chemical.

Is 'control vinyl' another word for acetate? In that case, I think the WL's are the optimal solution as they tend to wear the wax less than other needles.

struggle · Post by **struggle** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:15 pm

used em for years and highly recommend.

eshscramble · Post by **eshscramble** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:14 am

i used to have m44g's and i loved them for a year and a half( i had stantons before- NO )... then i recently sold my decks for rent.

if anyone wants to donate some 1200's to me i'm down, but they better have shure carts

Preacha · Post by **Preacha** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:56 am

JG82 wrote:Is 'control vinyl' another word for acetate?

nah bruv control vinyl is used for serato and the like

felis · Post by **felis** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:19 am

I've been using them @ Kontakt (and on my decks at home) for about a year and had no problems with them.

100%

can someone recommend me the shure whitelabel cartridge!?

can someone recommend me the shure whitelabel cartridge!?

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