banpa Turntable Cartridge Replacement 2017 Design with 2 Side Red and Blue Diamond Tip for Vinyl LP/78 RPM Record Player

Fantastic product!

Bought this to replace the awful cartridge from my Crosley Voyager turntable, install was easy and the difference in sound quality is quite noticeable, added a few magnets to the back of the tone arm to balance it better as well, would highly recommend this cartridge.

I've now bought two of these Banpa BP2ATC cartridges to use with lower priced "Bush" brand turntables; one a suitcase player, the other more of a 'console type device. Both use the same Crosley style 'Skywin' turntable mechanism, and both were fitted with the cheap clone Chuo Denshi CZ800 cartridges. They didn't sound 'too' bad, but having now replaced both with the Banpa cartridge, they sound far clearer, and more detailed, and on the larger 'console' player, the bass definition is much more detailed and extended; being a very full and rounded sound. The Banpa BP2ATC cartridges also track far better than the Chuo Denshi cartridge and the clones; the Banpa will track modern 180 gram releases without skipping, which the original Chuo Denshi and clones can't!! However, my primary use for these record players is with older 50's/60s jazz and swing records, where the ceramic cartridge 'sound' is far more faithful to the original players that the records were made for, and here, these cartridges excel... This modern Banpa BP2ATC is a modern 'remake' of the classic 70s BSR SC12M ceramic cartridge which was used in so many music centre's back in the 70s, and has fortunately retained that classic BSR sound: But.... you have the change the supplied stylus (or needle), for a new-old-stock original BSR-ST17 stylus to get the best and proper results (available on the famous online auction shop... for about £8 ). The supplied stylus is a very poor copy, and the 'diamond' LP tip is a Ruby, and the 78 side is just a Sapphire LP stylus, and so sounds very noisy on a 78... With a true BSR stylus, then this cartridge sounds excellent, and plays LPs, 45s, and 78s superbly well So, the Banpa is a great cartridge, but the supplied stylus is, well, rubbish! It'll do until you get a genuine BSR replacement, and then you'll really hear it at it's best!!

cartuccia piezoelttrica di alta qualità. il miglioramento è decisamente sulle alte frequenze che risultano molto più ceistalline .ne giova di consegenza tutto lo spettro delle medie assolutamente più gradevoli e completando la gamma dei bassi che rimane inalterata e profonda il miglioramento globale è notevole! assolutamente consigliatissima, non ho in casa 78giri da provare ma lei potrebbe riprodurli. sul mio auna vinil cube è un must. soddisfatto. ascoltate il video e lo capirete.

"It is what it is". If you frequent dollar bins and thrift stores looking to discover new music cheaply, then even if you have a $500+ audiophile table with a magnetic cart, you need a cheap player with a ceramic cart to play your rough records. If your record collecting includes 78's (those heavy old shellac 10 inchers), then you need a flip needle with one side for the thicker stylus to play 78s (3 mils) and the other side (LP) for your normal vinyl and styrene records (.7 mils). Another thing you have to consider is, how much does it cost to replace the stylus for this cart, versus a vintage Astatic, or other cart or needle from your old school player or luggable suitcase with tubes? If you only have a two speed table, or never plan on playing 78s, then you can probably just get a better needle for your standard cart (no flip needle), with a metal cantilever and rubber bushing instead of that cheap all plastic thing that comes with most of of the players. If the original cart still sucks, Banpa makes a single needle cartridge too, to snap right in where your Chuo Denshi (or copy) cart sits. (Of course, if you can play 78s, I highly recommend this flip needle cart, and you should at least get hold of some 78s to experience!) Ceramic carts with their basic conical styli pull less detail out of your records, but if you're playing worn and poorly cared for records, that's detail you don't want to hear! Make sure you have a table with bigger speakers and a tone control if you're going to screen rougher records. A Crosley Cruiser or lookalike "brief case" player with tiny 2 inch "tweeters" for speakers will not make ANY records sound good, and this cart will not help much unless you use headphones or an external amp. Also, these snap-in carts fit other vintage players (BSR for example), and you can find adapters to mount this cart in other players that use 1/2 inch mounting spacing. (Older ceramic style players that is. I'm not saying you should stick this on your high end Thorens or Denon table!) You should also know that ceramic carts like this need to track heavier than the 1.5 or less grams you've heard about for magnetic carts. Six grams or even more are typical for these, not that you can adjust the tracking force on most players this cart is good for. If you try to counterbalance your ceramic cart to something like 1.5 grams, you will be disappointed! This players that use this cart are not for your brand new collectible 180 gram vinyl, but, if you're lucky enough to find a good vintage vinyl 45 that's not too badly thrashed, you'll be amazed at how good it can sound! The machines that take this cart won't immediately shred your records, but again, if you're spending $30 and up for new vinyl, you need a better system for that. This is great for breathing new life into your old plastic stereo players and changers from the '60s and '70s, and is an easy and worthy upgrade for your newer cheapie 3 speed players from China.

Tengo una Victrola 6 en 1, tenia bastantes problemas para reproducir vinilos, se saltaba muchos pedazos. Al cambiarlo el problema se solucionó completamente, lo he probado con varios álbumes y ya no salta ninguna parte. Realmente lo recomiendo, es una solución práctica y económica.