Backtrack Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Hi all,I just broke my last og stylus. I went on Amazon and just seached a bit for a replacement. There is millions of variants. Tonar, Tkakker, ibat, Normarh.Anyone have any experience with this. What is good to get. Its very confusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Burglar Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I hear a lot of people talking about the Jico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dextrous Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 As far as I could work out Jico/Tonar are the same thing just rebadged. Might be the case that other brands are just badged Jicos too but don't know. I picked up some Tonars recently. They seem fine. Didn't have any ogs to side by side test audio quality against but they track ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtrack Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Thanks. The Jico are very expensive. 104€ compared to 44€ for a pair or tonars (with shipping). I will try a pair of Tonar I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I've got an unopened M44g cart/stylus. I've also got a separate new spare M44g stylus. For €3000 you can have both. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtrack Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 I've got an unopened M44g cart/stylus. I've also got a separate new spare M44g stylus. For €3000 you can have both.That is a great deal. Do you accept Tesco vouchers? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBearOne8III Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 i just got a set of jico's. but i only bought the stylus. it slides right in the 447 carts no problem. they were only about $45 each on amazon. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAJk02WADmH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 What do you think of them, TBear? In terms of sound quality and tracking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie(the)goonie Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I asked the same question a while back, I think Dopez was bulk ordering those $5 needles and just picking out the ones that worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBearOne8III Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 What do you think of them, TBear? In terms of sound quality and tracking? so far they are pretty comparable to the 447's. i havent truly broken them in yet. Only been rocking with them for a few weeks. but i also havent been playing a lot. They are just as loud and seem to track well. I did notice it skipped on me once while scratching on regular vinyl. Its hard to say while using dvs as its usually in relative mode. i think i have a early gen Jico. the newer ones have the guard on them like the 447's. i miss that guard. but, i did not buy a jico cart. i only bought the stylus'. and they slide right into 447 carts with no problem. I would say that they are a decent 447 clone. i wouldnt say they are better than the 447s but the next best thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKJoy Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 anyone have any thoughts about the audio quality of the jicos for sampling vinyl? when I compare them to the m44-7's i feel like certain frequencies distort more, but might just be my imagination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 If I was sampling vinyl I'd get a totally different cartridge. Something nice and expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Burglar Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 anyone have any thoughts about the audio quality of the jicos for sampling vinyl? when I compare them to the m44-7's i feel like certain frequencies distort more, but might just be my imagination This is my main concern with the Jicos and I never got much info from other people. Most of the people I've heard comment about them (the Jicos) are saying they're using them for DVS so that really doesn't tell you anything about sound quality. While I agree with Deft that the best way to sample is to use a nice stylus, if I'm scratching I'm probably going to be recording straight off of the 44-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 What I've wondered about is increased record wear and burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtrack Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 After one week and maybe 6-7 hours of scratching using the Tonar I must say it's pretty equal to the OG N-44-7. 4 grams seems to be the sweet spot for my clumsy scratching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHouse Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Damn good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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