Max Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 The pair of tables I just bought came with a barely used pair of Stanton 680 V3's on head shells and separately a NIB (mini flight case looking thing) pair of Stanton Skratchmaster V3's on head shells. I never really used Stanton carts back when. Should I keep both pairs? Open up the Skratchmasters and use them? Sell/Trade the Skratchmasters towards some 44-7's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Id ditch them and buy Shures or Ortofons. Only based on nearly two decade old experience though, they mightve got better since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Shures are a bad investmebt, get the Ortofons lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Bad investment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Discontinued. So probably a good idea to just get Orto concord or the head shell mountable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I have a singe ortofon elektro (headahell mountable) that I could sell you if interested. Probably not what you are looking for but figure Id mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 But they're all discontinued too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 The stylus replacemwnts aren't, according to Ortofon, have the changed that now and are only manufacturing MKIIs now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 No, you're spot on mate. They are only making new MkII carts and currently continuing to supply Mk1 styli. However, I'd be surprised if they keep Mk1 styli in production for that long, or even after existing stocks dwindle? Asides from my general sceptical outlook on life, we've been supplying regular hifi carts and styli at work since '91 and in that world at least, Ortfon famously keep old styli in production for a much shorter time period than any other manufacturer. They tend to update models and overall design more regularly than many too I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 The OM audiophile cart has been the same forever though, and the Mk1s are based on that arent they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 The new ones are a different shape. Seems to me like its based off the S-120 design which isnt compatible with the other old ones and their first fully floating elliptical suspension. IDK if the new styli fit the 120 but thinking it might. But still, those fuckheads better not discontinue the old styli! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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