Did the Ortofon VNL Make the Shure M44-7 Irrelevant? | Promising Challenger vs. Legendary Icon

I compared the sound quality and skip-resistance between the iconic Shure M44-7 and the new Ortofon VNL cartridges. Why? Because I feel like the VNL was made to fill the gap that was left when the M44-7 was discontinued. Sure, a few years later... but still! Today (March 2021), the VNL is one of the most talked-about cartridges. I haven't seen DJs give more positive recommendations for one since... well... the M44-7, and that's another reason why I made this video.

TLDR: If you're picking between buying an M44-7 at $150+ or an Ortofon VNL for about $100, go with the VNL. As someone who's loyally owned and maintained a pair of M44-7s for years, I don't think it's worth spending the lots of money for "rare" discontinued M44-7s in 2021 because Ortofon has successfully made a great alternative. That's not to say that M44-7 is bad by comparison. However, at today's prices, it's not worth it, in my opinion.

Not only does the VNL sound clear and balanced, it also sticks really well. Time will tell if I and other VNL owners see faults down the road, but for now these look like keepers, and they've pushed my M44-7s into being used as backups or for DVS only.

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