Interactive Audio review -DJ Cartridges comparative Shure M44-7 VS Ortofon VNL Vestax VR-5EE Elektro

Hi everyone, here's my audio comparison of four DJ cartridges of varying reputations. Will the M44-7 with its original Shure stylus come out on top against a second-hand Ortofon Concorde Elektro, a new Ortofon VNL and a new Vestax VR-5EE? I did everything I could to ensure fair testing conditions: direct connection to the mixer, phono input 1, no effects or corrections, gain +0. Direct recording from the XLR output of the mixer with a Denon Pro 24-bit/48 kHz. You can form your own opinion by comparing the recordings of the three tracks with the four cartridges. Grab your headphones! 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:00 Overall review 0:01:35 Elektro 1. Hard Rock 0:02:12 Elektro 2. Samba 0:03:00 Elektro 3. Techno 0:04:40 M44-7 1. Hard Rock 0:05:30 M44-7 2. Samba 0:06:20 M44-7 3. Techno 0:07:40 VR-5EE 1. Hard Rock 0:08:40 VR-5EE 2. Samba 0:09:22 VR-5EE 3. Techno 0:11:00 VNL 1. Hard Rock 0:11:50 VNL 2. Samba 0:12:40 VNL 3. Techno 0:13:25 Conclusion and personal opinion Audio equipment: Home DJ set up 2026 : 3 professional direct drive turntables : Technics SL-1210 Mk2 + Tonearm Denon DP-DJ101 Stanton ST.150 – Ultimate High Torque (4.5kg) GEMINI TT04 – Ultimate High Torque (5.0kg) Cartridges SHURE M44-7 and ORTOFON Scratch Mk2 6-channel mixer Allen & Heath XONE 92 Studio Phaser BST LM-200 Japan Analog Echo BST MCE-550 Graphic Equalizer ART HD-15 Headphones Sennheiser HD 25 CD Player DENON PRO DN-620 Audio Recorder DENON PRO DN-300R MKII WAV 24-bit (48 kHz) Active Monitor Speakers Mackie MR8 Mk2 Subscribe to the channel to see videos added regularly! Techno mixes mainly, but also a lot of other music.    / @abeatair   Hear This! https://hearthis.at/abeatair SoundCloud   / abeatair   Enjoy listening HQ audio - preferably with good headphones or bass-reflex speakers! #turntable #dj #djset #analogmusic #anotherbeatintheair #abeatair #djlife #vinylonly #vinylcollection #cartridges #audioreview