Where and what type of stylus to purchase

kprhok
kprhok Posts: 42
edited July 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
I thought I would try out a JVC QL-F4 turntable that was listed on Craigslist for $60. Well, I bought it and found that the stylus was shot. It's says Shure 8x and it fits an R1000XT cartridge, I don't know the brand - maybe the cartridge is Shure also?

My question is.......am I better off simply purchasing a new cartridge and stylus, or take a chance that the cartridge is ok and just purchase a stylus?

Second question, is there a popular web store for these items?

Any recommendations for stylus or cartridge for this quality of player?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    kprhok wrote: »
    I thought I would try out a JVC QL-F4 turntable that was listed on Craigslist for $60. Well, I bought it and found that the stylus was shot. It's says Shure 8x and it fits an R1000XT cartridge, I don't know the brand - maybe the cartridge is Shure also?

    My question is.......am I better off simply purchasing a new cartridge and stylus, or take a chance that the cartridge is ok and just purchase a stylus?

    Second question, is there a popular web store for these items?

    Any recommendations for stylus or cartridge for this quality of player?

    http://www.needledoctor.com/New/Phono-Cartridges

    http://www.turntableneedles.com/

    Here's one to do a little research with;

    http://www.google.com/search?q=phono+cartridges&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

    Hope this helps.:)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited July 2010
    If budget is a primary concern, I agree with the www.needledoctor.com recommendation as he is a supplier of decent quality items for absolute minimum prices. I also once purchased the wrong stylus from him and absolutely destroyed it when I tried to install it, and he still issued me a full refund!

    I personally might put a Grado woodbody on it, but I'm half nuts with some of the things I do with my turntables :D.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    If budget is a primary concern, I agree with the www.needledoctor.com recommendation as he is a supplier of decent quality items for absolute minimum prices. I also once purchased the wrong stylus from him and absolutely destroyed it when I tried to install it, and he still issued me a full refund!

    I personally might put a Grado woodbody on it, but I'm half nuts with some of the things I do with my turntables :D.

    Easy to haggle with too!
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  • kprhok
    kprhok Posts: 42
    edited July 2010
    Thanks for the helpful information. I appreciate the links and am ordering it now:)
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