When I was starting out in this game, the de facto cart for any DJ was Stanton's 500AL. But times change and for some time the standard has been Shure's 447 series. But long time dance Dj favourite Ortofon have made a concerted effort to regain lost ground with the introduction of a whole range of options for mix and scratch DJs alike.

Now it's fair to say that our list of carts is a little one sided right now but that will be fixed with a whole new series of cart reviews in the future.

© 2011 skratchworx.com and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission.