Shure SC35C Scratch DJ Turntable Cartridge
Strap this cartridge to your tone arm and get a versatile Type 1 cantilever design that sounds great and offers excellent skip resistance.
Overall User Ratings (based on 27 ratings)
Submitted August 9, 2016 by a customer from verizon.net
"Poor quality control!"
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The quality is very poor. The stylus fits the body at a tilt. You will need to shim your headshell to tilt it to the left or right. I also bought a Shure replacement stylus. And the stylus is also tilted. Shure quality is not what it used to be. So I have a defective Cartridge and A defective replacement stylus. Unable to comment on sound because the cartridge will need shimmed under one side of the headshell. So the stylus does not carve the side of the record groove.
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Submitted July 6, 2008
"for playback, its one good deal"
i expect it to keep on working for quite a while, i am well pleased.
Sound
cost aside, the overall response of the sound produced is very smooth containing a pleasant degree of warmth. not too much, not too little.
Features
came with everything you need to install it to a head shell and more. the little case is good for keeping all the accessories together.
Ease of Use
installs like any other.
Quality
tracks very well, in spite of some of the records i've put it on. (quite impressive really) installation screws go through the whole cartridge body.
Value
for what you pay, you cant do any better.
Manufacturer Support
the best support is not needing any, works great.
The Wow Factor
not top end, but will definatly buy a second time for a playback turntable.
Musical Background:
Active Musician (trumpet, piano, guitar)
Musical Style:
rock and or roll
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Submitted January 15, 2008
"You get what you pay for"
Apparently, two weeks and I'm onto the next.
Sound
The sound quality is alright, I guess. I haven't heard it over a huge soundsystem, but in my bedroom, the sound's just fine I suppose.
Features
As another reviewer mentioned, the cartridge was packaged with some cool little tools.
Ease of Use
It was a litle difficult to mount the first time around, but in the end, it's a cartridge...there's no way it could be hard to use.
Quality
This is where my problem with this thing lies. After about two weeks of use the needle breaks off! I'm not even doing any heavy scratching or anything, just some back-cues and that's it. I've already had to replace one, and now the other one went. Garbage quality.
Value
I give a five because you get what you pay for, I guess. At $34 would you really expect life-lasting quality...?
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Submitted August 27, 2007
"The AM radio cartridge."
I was never satisfied with this cartridge and wish I had never bought it. I can't see anyone enjoying the audio produced by the cartridge other than those who enjoy the sound of AM radio.
Sound
I'm not impressed at all with this cartridge. The statistics on the cartridge claim it to be clear accross the frequency range. This is totaly false. The cartridge produces a very "muddy" tone. It makes my records sound like AM radio quality. I would return the cartridge if I could.
Features
The cartridge did come with quite a few nice accesories such as a needle brush, cover and extra headshell wires.
Ease of Use
This cartridge is a pain to put on the headshell with all of it's pieces and screwy screw system.
Quality
The cartridge looks fairly sturdy.
Value
This cartridge shouldn't have much value in my opinion.
The Wow Factor
This cartridge doesn't have much as far as sex appeal. It does have a cool blue stylus.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Trance
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