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Realistic LAB-430 & 440 Cartridges and Styli

GamingTmepce

GamingTmepce

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Greetings all. I have both a Realistic LAB-430 (that I inherited from my father when he passed away 20 years ago), and a 440 that my aunt gave to me. I've been wanting to get these units working again; I remember playing a record on both of them to see what they sounded like. They both appear to have their original cartridge (Realistic brand, made by Shure, I think). I'm pretty sure the stylus is original on the 440. When playing the record, I heard some slight distortion on the 430, and even more so on the 440. I know I will have to replace the stylus on both of them; should I replace the cartridges as well? Any recommendations on what to get for both? I wouldn't mind an elliptical stylus, but I'll be happy with a regular stylus as well. I have a bunch of 45s and LPs that I would like to transfer to my computer, but also use on a semi-regular basis as well. Thanks!
 
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GamingTmepce said:
Greetings all. I have both a Realistic LAB-430 (that I inherited from my father when he passed away 20 years ago), and a 440 that my aunt gave to me. I've been wanting to get these units working again; I remember playing a record on both of them to see what they sounded like. They both appear to have their original cartridge (Realistic brand, made by Shure, I think). I'm pretty sure the stylus is original on the 440. When playing the record, I heard some slight distortion on the 430, and even more so on the 440. I know I will have to replace the stylus on both of them; should I replace the cartridges as well? Any recommendations on what to get for both? I wouldn't mind an elliptical stylus, but I'll be happy with a regular stylus as well. I have a bunch of 45s and LPs that I would like to transfer to my computer, but also use on a semi-regular basis as well. Thanks!
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A sumiko Pearl would work nice and not break the bank
 
Thanks for the suggestion! I Found it on Amazon for $110 (at the time of this post) I'll have to check it out! I did find a couple of other options elsewhere as well (but not the cheap $20 ones that's flooded everywhere - I'm not getting those, lol)
 
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