It's generally cheaper and definitely less hassle than making your own cartridge from a headshell and a stylus package, it doesn't rip your records up when you cue and scratch, it's got a good signal strength at 6 mV, it tracks well even on a warped record and it sounds good enough to play with live. It's not a hi-fi cartridge, but odds are there's more distortion elsewhere in your system that you won't hear the difference anyway. There's not much here not to like.

Ortofon Concorde Mix MK2 Cartridge is very comfortable for everyday users,not only for DJ's. Precise and soft bass,clear mids and highs,no hum.Simply install.Good price and quality balance.