Numark CC-1RS - Premium Replacement Stylus for Numark's CC-1 Ultra-Robust DJ Turntable Cartridge

F.Y.I. for those out there like me DJing with Technics SL12**(or some of the copies e.g. Audio Technica etc.)decks and particularly if your actually playing real records as opposed to using them with serato/traktor TCV system and either want to or like me need to replace cartridge and stylus, in my case Stanton AL500 v3 cartridges with Stanton N500s stylus' both long out of production and only dubious copies of the stylus available, I'm pleased to say i've found an excellent solution that isn't silly money in a pair of Numark CS-1 concord style cart/stylus designed by Ortofon and made in Japan purchased along with a digital Turntable stylus weight scale only £6.99 which is I can confirm is a fantastic way to be sure your tone arm is calibrated to correct weight for them(see pics) and can say they are sounding and performing superbly so far with initial tests I've done!

Ordered this on Wed arrived on Fri, great service. About five minutes after taking it out of it's box I was ready to hear some music, it took me longer to decide what to play first, in the end I went with David Bowie, The Man Who Sold The World, from the very first note I knew I had made a great choice,in both music and cartridge, Mick Ronson's guitar jumped out of the speakers, Bowie's vocal is centre stage, but best of all was Tony Visconti bass line driving everything forward. next up was The Allman Brothers, the same results, crisp and clear guitar and vocals, but that bass is tight and driving, it;s now four hours and many more albums later, ranging from Ry Cooder to Little Feat, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, C,S,N,Y. Queen, and I realize I have to turn the HiFi off, my poor dog's are still waiting for their morning walk,

I've recently got a Reloop 7000 MK2 and I needed a cart to put me on just for home listening, saw this at 40 quid thought I'd go for it.Didn't know what to expect to be honest but I've got to say I'm absolutely blown away by this cart. Really good clarity, no audible distortion, holds in the groove well and the sound stage is good as well.I don't understand why it's on for 40 quid (looks to be 59 elsewhere?) but I'm not going to complain.The only downside is its silver but I can live with that.One last thing, the chuff does sheerness mean?Edit 8/3/2021 Cart started distorting so replaced with another and that did the same after a while, I may have been unlucky but it's something to note.

Thought I would treat myself to a new cartridge, chose this one as I know the brand. Before I swapped it over, I played one of my favourite record’s at a healthy volume. Put the Numark cartridge on, played the same record, the volume & quality increased dramatically. Turned down the volume, swapped back to my old cartridge, I could barely hear it.I have a technics 1210 Mk2 turntable, to be fair my old cartridge was about 20 years old, I’m so glad I bought this though. The volume, sound & the style of the cartridge makes my deck even more appealing to me. I brilliant investment & a noticeable improvement in sound.

I originally wrote a glowing review for this cartridge but having used it more I became unhappy with it.Some records are prone to terrible "essing", in some cases utterly ruining the sound. This was perhaps more noticeable on records that were more worn - it didn't happen on every record.I've replaced it with an Ortofon Concorde Vibe cart and the essing has stopped (or at least - greatly reduced).

Bought a pair of these as replacement for some 8 year old Stanton cartridges and the now obsolete v500 stylus'. Read the reviews and thought I'd give them a go as I didn't want to spend silly money on the big name alternatives. Went crazy and spent £5 on a new Amazon basics cable set too. Took 30 seconds to connect and balance each tone arm. My low expectations were exceeded ten fold, and will be getting a second set for another pair of 1210's I have tucked away. Very decent for the price, and very happy with the purchases.

This is a review for the CC-1 Cartridge. I bought this for my Numark TT200. I only really have vinyl from the 80s and 90s which I bought at the time so I don't really need a high end turntable and the TT200 is better than what I had at the time.Was running this on a Stanton D500 cartridge / stylus and via a Cambridge phono pre-amp, and the sound was completely acceptable to my ears. The CC-1 has definitely stepped it up a level - both in volume and detail of sound. It was a straight swap and a rebalancing of the tone arm so all very easy to achieve and in my opinion has given the turntable a noticeably improvement well worth the £49 paid out.Recommended.

Bought a pair of GrooveTool RS Stylus to replace my stylus which Id had since new; and these are not the same product. They appear to be a cheap imitation and are NOT a Numark. They don't have the pattern on the front which mine had and is shown in the picture and don't come in the Numark packaging which I have seen for sale elsewhere. These were simply just sent loose in a jiffy bag. The needle itself is not robust and therefore doesn't play properly and will jump when playing over the slightest scuff. I will be buying these elsewhere in the future.