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SHURE M44-7 STANDARD DJ TURNTABLE CARTRIDGE

SHURE M44-7 STANDARD DJ TURNTABLE CARTRIDGEBrand: Shure
Category: CE

List Price: $115.00
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Seller: merchandise
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 9665

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0

MPN: DSH M44-7
Model: DSH M44-7
UPC: 424060604938
EAN: 0042406060493
ASIN: B00008W2LW

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • A legendary battle needle offering ultra-high skip resistance and ultra-high output
  • The needle of choice for many champion DJ's worldwide
  • Engineered for scratch DJ's and turntablists
  • Designed not to skip under even the most demanding circumstances
  • For Battling

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The Shure M44-7 Phono Cartridge, recently revived exactly the same as the original, is a legendary battle needle offering ultra-high skip resistance and ultra-high output.The M44-7 is the needle of choice for many champion DJ's worldwide, including The former Invisibl Skratch Piklz, X-ecutioners, and The World Famous Beat Junkies. Engineered for scratch DJ's and turntablists, the M44-7 is designed not to skip under even the most demanding circumstances. For BattlingSkip Resistance: Ultra-HighSound Accuracy: GoodSound Level (Output): Ultra-HighEngineered for scratch DJ's and turntablists, the M44-7 is designed not to skip under even the most demanding circumstances..Combining Shure's unique wide-diameter Type S cantilever with a tracking force of 1.5 to 3.0 grams, the M44-7's rugged construction is highly durable, but will not unduly wear your vinyl.With a 9.5 mV output, the highest on the market, the M44-7 produces very powerful, resonant sound.The newly revived M44 series were used to capture all of the titles contested at the International Turntablist Federation (ITF) World competition held in Amsterdam on November 17, 1998.THE MOST DEMANDING DJ'S IN THE WORLD DEPEND ON SHURE NEEDLES


Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars This is a winning classic   April 29, 2007
Marvin Walther (Tawas City, MI)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Shure has offered this cartridge and stylus combo almost since the inception of stereo records in 1958. The exceptional performance includes, but is not limited to, exceptionally resonant bass and flat highs with no mid-range accent like some other cartridges introduce.

This cartridge and stylus combo manages to reproduce an even-keeled tonality which works over a wide variety of records, even 78 RPM recordings with the original M44-designed diamond stylus inserted (this stylus was last manufactured in the 90's by Shure).

Radio stations used this cartridge where better performance was demanded of the stylus under abusive conditons versus the Stanton which was often found in studios as well during the 60's, 70's and 80's.

I am purchasing a new one, because the original I've had for 25 years is finally falling apart internally (electrical noise, channel imbalances and the stylus will now fall out of the grip). The cartridge and stylus was already used when I acquired it, but I have taken exceptional care of this for all these years. The stylus actually has out-lived the cartridge! Considering the number of years this one has lasted, and the fact that Shure is manufacturing the new ones exactly in the same fashion as the original means this should be the last cartridge I should ever have to buy for the rest of my professional career. The price versus how many years of durability and reliability make this more than exceptional value, it's practically free!

If you're an audiophile, you'll still appreciate the delicacy it can reveal even in the most demanding recordings, even while tracking some of the most harsh perterbations of the groove.

This cartridge's specs usually are always above the book values, always have been, that's Shure's QC. Read the specs, and you'll know that is the MINIMUM performance you can expect out of their product. Anything less than spec gets re-labeled and sold at Radio Shack.

In short, just buy it, it's worthy of any turntable!



5 out of 5 stars best bang for the buck   March 18, 2008
Ronald M. Gilson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

man these are the best needles u can use i have 2 and i have 2 replacements and the curent ones im using are like a year old now and still kickin out hard bass and they still handle scratching i have abused the hell out of these things and they are still kickin.

defetaly get these they are the best.

dj zion



5 out of 5 stars Best scratch needlz ever   July 10, 2003
Chris Tang (Milpitas, CA United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Wow I definitely think that sure really did it with this one. The needlz don't skip even out hard I try it wont skip unless I bang the table. these are great scratch needlz. The sound that comes out of these is superb. I think these are great for the average turntablest or pro. A+++


4 out of 5 stars Good Stylus and Cartridge   June 7, 2005
bordersj2 (Boston)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

If you've been using Stanton 500's or anything similar ($20-$30), you'll think this was perfection. But if you're an audiophile used to Grados, this'll be... well now to be honest it isn't bad but it's far from the ideal sound. I picked this one up because it's got a good sound, good anti-skip, won't burn out my records and while I'm not a fan of abusing my vinyls (scratching, etc.), this one was designed to handle it so you've got that option to if you want. In short, it's not bad at all.

Keep in mind though that this doesn't come with a headshell. Has screws, etc. but no headshell.



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