ortofon cartridges?

Rochey · Post by **Rochey** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:56 pm

ortofon say...

Hi Matt, the Nightclub styli will fit into your Pro bodies and work Ok but they will not be quite up to full Nightclub spec due to differences in generator and suspension systems. However, it is a good way of getting “almost there”.

cloutier · Post by **cloutier** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:59 pm

Rochey wrote:ortofon say...

Hi Matt, the Nightclub styli will fit into your Pro bodies and work Ok but they will not be quite up to full Nightclub spec due to differences in generator and suspension systems. However, it is a good way of getting “almost there”.

which reiterates what i said earlier.

moral of the story...

"just don't do it."

nierika · Post by **nierika** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:52 pm

Nearly all of the people that have posted in this thread are incorrect. All of the Ortofon Concorde carts/needles are interchangeable. The cartridges are essentially the same and do not influence the sound nearly as much as the stylus tip and cantilever.

Please refer to the following post by an employee of Ortofon in a thread on futureproducers.com in 2002 ( http://www.futureproducers.com/forums/s ... 023&page=4 )...

Oh boy, Dj Thy...I hate to be a myth breaker, but here goes the straight answer

All OM bodies and all Concorde bodies are the same internally. Its a combination of the body and stylus that determine the "specs". All "spherical" stylii are identical w/the exception of the DJ S, DJ E and Scratch, The DJ (blue) has a thicker cantilever, the little round metal tube that holds the diamond tip, so it can take more abuse that the other stylii. The "Scratch" stylus(pink) has a modified suspension that makes it hold the groove " like glue". The elliptical stylii on the DJ E and the NC E are identical.
You can take a Pro S and put a Nightclub stylus on it and you will have a NC. The Pro S and NC stylus are identical except the yellow glows under mild blacklight (as does the whole Scratch (pink) cartridge.)
The cheapest ( we like to say less expensive) combo you describe is actually a smart way to buy if the prices turn out that way.

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:45 pm

nierika wrote:Nearly all of the people that have posted in this thread are incorrect. All of the Ortofon Concorde carts/needles are interchangeable. The cartridges are essentially the same and do not influence the sound nearly as much as the stylus tip and cantilever.

Please refer to the following post by an employee of Ortofon in a thread on futureproducers.com in 2002 ( http://www.futureproducers.com/forums/s ... 023&page=4 )...

Oh boy, Dj Thy...I hate to be a myth breaker, but here goes the straight answer

All OM bodies and all Concorde bodies are the same internally. Its a combination of the body and stylus that determine the "specs". All "spherical" stylii are identical w/the exception of the DJ S, DJ E and Scratch, The DJ (blue) has a thicker cantilever, the little round metal tube that holds the diamond tip, so it can take more abuse that the other stylii. The "Scratch" stylus(pink) has a modified suspension that makes it hold the groove " like glue". The elliptical stylii on the DJ E and the NC E are identical.
You can take a Pro S and put a Nightclub stylus on it and you will have a NC. The Pro S and NC stylus are identical except the yellow glows under mild blacklight (as does the whole Scratch (pink) cartridge.)
The cheapest ( we like to say less expensive) combo you describe is actually a smart way to buy if the prices turn out that way.

Exactly!

they work together (of course, and if I understand your question correctly)...