Ortofon Stylus Pro S
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Jaqueline Prohaska
> 24 hourNot sure if i got a bum pair, but these wound up sounding awful. They sound far worse than the needles Ive been using and wearing down for 10 years. Grainy and distorted mid-range, on both needles.
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chris
> 24 hourEverything was great no problems love the replacement pro s...
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Anthony Harris
> 24 hourOtofon cartriges and stylii are for the audiophile. Theyre among the finest. But, the finest is almost always the most expensive. Im a serious classical musician, and I seek for the best in my audio equipment. I have a collection of 33s going back to over 50 years ago. I enjoy listening to them, but I want to protect them. The Ortofon is about the lightest tracking stylus for the lightest tracking cartrige available. Phono records have lost their popularity due to the emergence of CDs. So one would naturally expect phono stylii to go up in price . . . and they have . . . very much so. While shopping around, I was looking at various stylii for my Ortofon cartrige, while comparing prices. I was surprised and delighted when I found this stylus for about 1/4 to 1/5 the price of others with identical specifications. Ive had it for quite a while now, have used it a lot, and it works great. FANTASTIC STYLUS AT A FANTASTIC PRICE!!
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Matt Moreland
> 24 hourMy record needle arrived within a few days, in good condition. Was really excited to listen to my new (vintage) record player for the first time.
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Curtis Swaniawski IV
> 24 hourThese will get the job done, but you get what you pay for. Ive had 2 of these go bad on me in 2 years. They sound good out of the box but at some point when they wear out they develop a clipping sound on any record that has a lot of mid range. Youll start to notice it where theres a tone thats carried out, such as a vocal. It would make a DJ set sound bearable, but also pretty bad. If you already have a black cartridge that says Ortofon on the one side and CONCORDE on the other, just keep that cartridge and buy the old school Night Club S needles. They fit the cart that is sold with the Pro S needle. Night Club S last longer, they are the old Ortofon generation before the new cheap stuff came in to the market.
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Veto
> 24 hourIm cutting every day on this thing. Love it
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Mrs. Alejandra Bradtke DVM
> 24 hourFast service. Great product!!
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House of DJ
> 24 houreverything is ok
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Orange Cat Computing
> 24 hourGotta have it.. These work great.. I play house trance breaks.. So I dont really scratch but they seem to work fine for a bit of that too.
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osknyc
> 24 hourIf you dont own Pro S Stylus Ortofons, and havent tried them yet, give them serious consideration. Almost 10 years using them, and no complaints.
Ortofon Concorde MK1 Styli
Physically, each series of DJ styli for Concorde MkI except for S-120, and Concorde MkII will fit on alternate cartridge bodies. However, these combinations are not supported by Ortofon, as each cartridge series is designed with a synergistic combination in mind - that is, each stylus is made to compliment the magnet and coil configuration of each cartridge body. For instance, using CLUB stylus with SCRATCH body will not provide the full benefit of either product, and might even provide undesired results, including (but not limited to) differences in output, unbalanced sound reproduction.
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How to replace a stylusFirstly lock the turntable tone arm, unscrew the cartridge, gently remove the stylus from the cartridge and insert a new stylus. A stylus is changed usually by pulling straight out and in the opposite direction of the turntable"s arm. If the stylus doesn"t come with directions, try these: with one hand, hold the cartridge to steady it. With the other hand, using a pair of tweezers, grasp the stylus from both sides and pull. Install the new stylus: holding the stylus from the top, press it gently into the space at the tip of the cartridge where the old stylus had been. Don"t force it. |
Proper care comprises the following:Cleaning of record by means of carbon fibre brush before and after every use. Cleaning of record by using record cleaning machine once in a while. Cleaning of stylus by means of a fine antistatic brush. Please remember to remove dust from the diamond tip before and after playback of each record. Use the brush in the forward direction from the rear of the cartridge towards the stylus tip and never from stylus tip to the rear of the cartridge and never from side to side. Proper adjustment of antiskating, azimuth and tracking force. |
Spherical vs EllpiticalThe physical difference between a spherical and elliptical stylus is the shape of the diamond. An elliptical diamond allows for more detailed sound quality, as it fits better within the groove and therefore has more contact area with the groove itself. Elliptical diamonds penetrate the groove walls further, extracting more intricate detail, especially in the high end, than is possible with a spherical diamond. It is commonly misrepresented that elliptical styli cause more wear than spherical styli. In fact, spherical styli, since they have a smaller contact area and more pressure, cause more immediate wear than elliptical styli, but in a smaller area of the groove itself. Elliptical styli, since they have more weight distribution amongst a larger contact area, will wear the groove slower, but will wear more of the groove over repeated backcueing. |
