From the literature: " The stylus in this cartridge has been fabricated to a special large tracing radius elliptical geometry. This gives it a greatly improved response, particularly at high frequencies, and yet is gentle to the record groove during back cueing."

From us: Yes this is a DJ setup, but it will work very nicely in a decent HiFi setup. DJ only means that it has a big fat strong cantilever so you can spin the record either direction. The cantilever is the little stem that sticks out of the white needle body housing down to the record with the diamond tip at the end.

Because this cartridge plugs directly into a rectangular socket at the end of the tonearm, it is known at a(T4P) Pmount cartridge. Other mounting characteristics are that it has no exposed wires in the back and is almost always found on a linear tracking turntable.

Notes: If your turntable is linear tracking it means the whole tonearm slides several inches from side to side as opposed to the standard type usually designated 'straight' or 'S shaped' which pivots on a stationary 'hub' assembly at the right rear corner of the turntable. A linear tracking turntable will generally have buttons you must operate to move the tonearm and will almost always be found with a Pmount cartridge. (Go back up one category and click on 1/2" mount if your turntable does not fit the linear tracking description above.)

Myth: Often people think they must have a brand of cartridge that matches their turntable brand. This is totally unecessary and often impossible to achieve these days. In fact, the vast majority of turntable manufacturers, had a third party cartridge manufacturer make the cartridge on their behalf. Also cartridge wiring connections usually go straight to your amplifier, receiver or computer thus allowing the turntable to make no direct electrical changes to the cartridge output signal.

Specifications: Shure D680EL (T4P) Pmount DJ (HiFi is also just fine) Cartridge

Stylus: Bonded Diamond .4 x .7 Elliptical
Cantilever: Aluminum Alloy
Resultant Tracking Force: 3.5 - 4 grams NOTE: Cartrdige is designed for DJ use.
(Above Tforce results at standard tonearm setting of 1.25 grams)
Nominal Output Level: 1.1mV/cm/sec. +/- 2dB
Frequency Range: 20-18Khz
Cross Talk: 18dB @ 1Khz
Load Impedance: >47K w/275pF ohms
Inductance: Approx 930 mH
DC Resistance: Approx 1.3K ohms
Compliance: 4.2 x 10-6 cm/dyne
Weight: 8.7 grams (Cartridge/Needle total)as pictured above.
Channel Balance: within 2dB
Channel Seperation: 30dB