Shure M44-7 DJ Turntable Cartridge

by Shure

Product Features

• A legendary battle needle offering ultra-high skip resistance and ultra-high output
• The needle of choice for many champion DJ's worldwide
• Engineered for scratch DJ's and turntablists
• Designed not to skip under even the most demanding circumstances
• For Battling

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00008W2LW
• Item model number: DSH M44-7
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,806 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #30 in Musical Instruments > DJ, Electronic Music & Karaoke > DJ Equipment > Accessories

Product Description

DJ Phono Cartridge / Includes Spherical Stylus / For Standard Mount Tone Arm / Tracks 1.5 to 3 Grams

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a winning classic, April 28, 2007

By 

Marvin Walther "25 yrs radio engineer" (Tawas City, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure M44-7 DJ Turntable Cartridge (Electronics)

Shure has offered this cartridge and stylus combo almost since the inception of stereo records in 1958. The exceptional performance includes, but is not limited to, exceptionally resonant bass and flat highs with no mid-range accent like some other cartridges introduce.

This cartridge and stylus combo manages to reproduce an even-keeled tonality which works over a wide variety of records, even 78 RPM recordings with the original M44-designed diamond stylus inserted (this stylus was last manufactured in the 90's by Shure).

Radio stations used this cartridge where better performance was demanded of the stylus under abusive conditons versus the Stanton which was often found in studios as well during the 60's, 70's and 80's.

I am purchasing a new one, because the original I've had for 25 years is finally falling apart internally (electrical noise, channel imbalances and the stylus will now fall out of the grip). The cartridge and stylus was already used when I acquired it, but I have taken exceptional care of this for all these years. The stylus actually has out-lived the cartridge! Considering the number of years this one has lasted, and the fact that Shure is manufacturing the new ones exactly in the same fashion as the original means this should be the last cartridge I should ever have to buy for the rest of my professional career. The price versus how many years of durability and reliability make this more than exceptional value, it's practically free!

If you're an audiophile, you'll still appreciate the delicacy it can reveal even in the most demanding recordings, even while tracking some of the most harsh perterbations of the groove.

This cartridge's specs usually are always above the book values, always have been, that's Shure's QC. Read the specs, and you'll know that is the MINIMUM performance you can expect out of their product. Anything less than spec gets re-labeled and sold at Radio Shack.

In short, just buy it, it's worthy of any turntable!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best bang for the buck, March 17, 2008

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Ronald M. Gilson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure M44-7 DJ Turntable Cartridge (Electronics)

man these are the best needles u can use i have 2 and i have 2 replacements and the curent ones im using are like a year old now and still kickin out hard bass and they still handle scratching i have abused the hell out of these things and they are still kickin.

defetaly get these they are the best.

dj zion

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stylus and Cartridge, June 7, 2005

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bordersj2 (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure M44-7 DJ Turntable Cartridge (Electronics)

If you've been using Stanton 500's or anything similar ($20-$30), you'll think this was perfection. But if you're an audiophile used to Grados, this'll be... well now to be honest it isn't bad but it's far from the ideal sound. I picked this one up because it's got a good sound, good anti-skip, won't burn out my records and while I'm not a fan of abusing my vinyls (scratching, etc.), this one was designed to handle it so you've got that option to if you want. In short, it's not bad at all.

Keep in mind though that this doesn't come with a headshell. Has screws, etc. but no headshell.