All user reviews of 5/5 for the Shure M44-7

For how long have you been using it?

6 months

What do you use it for?

Scratch (intensive), beat-juggling, a little mix

What thing do you like most/least about it?

The downside is when you first use it. I had purchased them from Thomann (39 € each!) And hop I get them delivered soon after and then ... disappointment, it does not hold anything. I then tested a lot of settings but I'm still come back to the beginning: height 4, weight 3.5, anti-skating 0 and right cell. The thing is I had to wait a bit and after a few uses it became stuck in the vinyl, even with intensive sessions! (Please note that the guide orients to 23 degrees, it is still more but I'm not a fan, my disc took a little longer I think).
Otherwise the sound is excellent, very round! I prefer it.

Did you try many other models before getting this one?

Ortofon DJ S: The sound was good, clearer than the shures, it was also good but they destroy my discs in my view (in scratch of course)

What is your opinion about the value for the price? Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

For the price (Thomann) is really amazing! So little for so much quality, what more?
I'd love to try the Ortofon Concorde Q-bert, just to see, but the ortofon eats vinyl, I would choose Shure 44-7 again and again!

- For how long have you been using it?

For years. I have them since 1983  ....

- Did you try many other models before getting this one?

Ortophon and SC35C.

- What thing do you like most/least about it?

I have trouble finding the diamonds outside the coils (which are indestructible) ...

-What is your opinion regarding the value for the price?

Their price at the time (in France) was below SC35C and Ortophon, I do not know their current actual price ....

- Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

Yes, without hesitation ....

the M44 followed me during parties in my adolescence, on Barthe Rotofluid then Technics SL1200. In troubleshooting, I used the SC35C but the M44I never betrayed me. No problems with dust, not path hopping, works ahead like in the backside, instant start (double plateaus Barthe are deadly to fragile cells). In short, they are still mounted today and I will not let them ever go.

N/A as carts are fairly featurless.. optical stylus means its all good for skratching, but most scratch carts have this.

£35 UK pounds

Sounds good. Not perfect, as these carts are bass heavy, so not a good choice for audiophiles. However, for hiphop/DnB DJs this can be an advantage. These carts pump out the highest sound level out of all the carts on the market, so i believe. They also have a good record wear to skip resistance ratio, in that they will stick to your record grooves, with relatively low record wear.

These Carts will not skip if set up correctly. they are used my the Invisible Skratch Piklz (mix master mike, Qbert and co) aswel as loads of other top turntablists. I dont think you can do any better than these carts if your into scratching. they are built like houses, look like them too! I heard from somewhere that Qbert had been using the same M44-7s for the last 2 years (I assume he's changed the needles a few times!)

I love these carts, I dont think I'll ever change. I love them nearly as much as my 1210's, they were meant to be together. These are some no messin carts, they are brutish in appearance, its like they're saying "gimmi all ya got, just try and break me". I think they look so cool, better than any concords, these carts are dead chunky, they can take any abuse you throw em!

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: johnh85 ( 8-, 2005)