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My cotdamn needle broke!!

Skip DrinkwaterSkip Drinkwater 1,694 Posts
edited May 2007 in Strut Central
I have one of these: ...so as I'm about to play something, i notice the needle itself is slightly bent to the right (I have no recollection of how/when this happened). I try to play something, and it sounds pretty bad. I try to fix the needle by bending it the other way (oof!), and it's a wrap. And after only two months of use!! My question is, do I need to buy the whole cartridge and everything to replace it? I can't seem to find any replacements for just the stylus on the Shure m97xe.By the way, has anyone else experienced a short lived life from the same model I'm talking about?

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  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    You should be able to buy a replacement needle at your local DJ shop.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    You should be able to buy a replacement needle at your local DJ shop.

    Labcabin has 'em

    http://www.Labcabin.com/dj_equipment/40/139/4965.html
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    You should be able to buy a replacement needle at your local DJ shop.

    Funny...even the name as it appears in the link is automatically changed.
  • Skip DrinkwaterSkip Drinkwater 1,694 Posts
    You should be able to buy a replacement needle at your local DJ shop.
    The link isn't working for me, and neither is the website itself for some reason...
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    You should be able to buy a replacement needle at your local DJ shop.
    The link isn't working for me, and neither is the website itself for some reason...

    The board automatically substitutes the word "labcabin" for the name of a website that, spelled backwards, is "balelbatnrut"...
  • Skip DrinkwaterSkip Drinkwater 1,694 Posts
    You should be able to buy a replacement needle at your local DJ shop.
    The link isn't working for me, and neither is the website itself for some reason...

    The board automatically substitutes the word "labcabin" for the name of a website that, spelled backwards, is "balelbatnrut"...
    Gotcha, thanks.
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    "balelbatnrut"

  • hertzhoghertzhog 865 Posts
    I had the same thing happen after about 6 months of use, I'm not sure how it happened either. While it didn't really affect playback, I was constantly worried about what it did to the grooves. I've been more careful with my year old replacement needle, but now that I look at it, it would seem it's ever so slightly bent as well. As far as durability goes, it's no dj needle, that's for sure.
  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,332 Posts
    You should be able to buy a replacement needle at your local DJ shop.
    The link isn't working for me, and neither is the website itself for some reason...

    The board automatically substitutes the word "labcabin" for the name of a website that, spelled backwards, is "balelbatnrut"...

    I noticed that one time and assumed maybe it's to keep this board from becoming a marketing vehicle for that site.
  • kicks79kicks79 1,338 Posts
    My needle broke on me at the club on the 2nd last song of my set. Lucky i had a spare. Damn those shonky 45 adapters!
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