"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:15:18 +0100, "Keith G"
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4) The Stanton may not fair so well up against *stiffer* competition


True. But it is a ballsy little tyke and delivers unbeatable slam for the
more 'dynamic' type of music!! ;-)

(I can see why the DJs like 'em!!)


I don't know if I'd chossen any different had I known the price before
hand. Interesting!


Thanks for playing - it's fun/useful/fun for me. The various
opinions/criticisms expressed are *always* interesting and helpful. I like
the Stanton and plan to get a couple more - this little exercise has
helped
me over come my own 'prejudices'!! :-)





Actually I think DJs like the Stanton because it is the only one you
can safely run the vinyl backwards with to cue up a track.



No, a number of other manufacturers make specific 'DJ' carts - Shure,
Ortofon and Pickering spring immediately to mind as well as names like
Vestax, Gemini and Newmark which I believe are mostly 'rebadging' exercises.
Very often these will have yellow or white 'glow in the dark' ends to assist
cueing in disco lighting conditions. Invariably they are designed to run at
a wide range of VTF with 2-5 gm being quite normal. The Stanton in these
comparisons was tracking at an arbitrary 2 gm.