Different cartridges are suited to different styles of DJing. Some are designed for scratching whereas others are for sound quality. Our reviews will help you find which needles are right for you.
Stanton TrackMaster.V3 Cartridge
With very high output and little cue burn, the Trackmaster.V3 is perfect for any club / scratch situation.
Ideal for daily playback, the Discmaster.V3 is a great all around cartridge for any application, and best of all, it won't leave a hole in your pocket.
An excellent combination of club quality sound and skip resistance. Shure's first concord style catridge sports low record wear and allows adjustment of stylus overhang. The Shure Whitelabel also features reliable contacts for plugging into the tonearm.
The king of scratch cartridges. The Shure M44-7 's high price tag is worth it for its great performance. If set up porperly and broken in, these cartridges almost never skip. The Shure M44-7 also boasts a low tracking force, which translates into minimum record wear. Higly recommended for skratch DJs.
The Shure M44G scratch/club cartridge offers the same low record wear found in the M447. It differs from its brother in that it is a little less skip resistant, but has a more balanced output with better sound quality. Because of this, the Shure M44G is ideal for both club and skratch DJs.
Stanton's new flagship cartridge is great for both scratch and club use. An improvment over the 680HP, the Stanton 890SA sports great performance in terms of record wear, output, range and skip resistance.
Great performance at an even better price. The 520 SK Craze is a headshell mounted cartridge great for skatch DJs. Endorsed by World Skratch Champion DJ Craze, the Stanton 520 SK also sports a chrome body which reduces background hum.
The entry level Shure cartridge. For its price, the Shure M25C performs great in terms of sound quality as well as skip resistance. It also has fairly low record wear. Overall, it is a solid, well-priced cartridge for scratch and club DJs
