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[wordnz]

the shure's might actually wear your records out faster. the larger spherical tip made for scratching will cause that.

Utter bullshit.

Taken stright from Shures website:

Stylus Geometry

* Spherical - The diamond is shaped like an upside down traffic cone. The front view and side view are equal. Spherical diamonds have the largest surface contact with the record groove, resulting in lower pressure per square inch, lower record wear, and acceptance of heavier tracking forces.
* Elliptical - The diamond is shaped like an oval traffic cone. The front view is 3 times wider than the side view. Elliptical diamonds have smaller surface contact and higher pressure per square inch. Elliptical diamonds yield more accurate high frequency response, but are NOT suitable for scratching.

http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Products/us_pro_djlibrary_bookshure

 

[fevezz]

what company doesnt say their product is the best?

>_>

all dj carts are spherical nowadays anyway. but its about needing the weight of a headshell (i think some m-44s come w/ a extra small weight on the headshell as well). if ur just mixing, its really not necessary. unless you wanna tweak it to make it seem like u have a straight tone arm (like above poster said). shouldve mentioned what i though about weight earlier but whatever. buy what u like