Ortofon Stylus Pro S
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E. Reading
> 3 daygr8 needed replacement, does exactly what it says on the tin
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Glenn Carl Russell
> 3 dayI bought 5 of these. These sound terrible! I got these for the Ortofon Concorde. I can not believe how awful these are. Totally unusable. I have tried them on all my Ortofon cartridges hoping they might sound acceptable on something but they dont. I have tried them on a bunch of different turntables and mixers but they sound noticeably horrible on all of them, This has totally made me question the Ortofon brand which I have always liked. Now I am stuck with 5 of these. I just cant believe how bad these are.
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eric
> 3 daysound quality was sub par the shure white label is a much better needle
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BOBBY Z
> 3 daySonographe G3 turntable
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Jaqueline Prohaska
> 3 dayNot 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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jd
> 3 dayperfect
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Melanie Johnson
> 3 dayOrtofon products are absolutely the best.I use them to play Serato Scratch, and they are flawless. Frank Johnson Quito-Ecuador
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Angelica Schubert
Greater than one weekIt works perfectly and sounds great
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phideauxiii
> 3 dayBought locally, but reviewing here. Excellent replacement stylus for my OM-10 Super cartridge. Frequency response is excellent. Crystalline highs, solid lows, and tracks like a champion. I switched from Stanton carts to the Ortofon about a decade ago, and couldnt be happier with these Danish-made cartridges. Theyre very lightweight, and the design is such that its simple to find the lead-in on a specific track. The sound is impressive, and the tone arm is easy to balance. For the money, these cannot be beat. I am not a DJ, I just have a collection of vinyl and enjoy listening this way. Tangible music. Recommended.
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Michael Hamner
Greater than one weekGreat, fantastic
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. |
