Been eyeing these for a while, not a lot of great reviews on yt sadly. But this is exactly what I needed. Thank you Bern!

A friend of mine brought a regular taruya black (not 08M) to one of my events. We were using a full range club PA system (pair of tops, pair of subs & pair of monitors). The taruya’s are definitely more sensitive to subwoofer rumbles & feedback creeps in quite easily. So you have to be extra cautious when setting these needles for DJ events. Just like in the video, these needles are super loud. So watch your Master & Trim levels on the DJ mixer. I’d still prefer the Ortofon for playing at DJ events. I’d imagine the Taruya’s would sound lovely in a listening bar or a hi-fi home DJ setup with vintage speakers

@BernsAddiction

8 күн бұрын

Totally agree - these are great for home or hifi bar use but would be very careful to use them at clubs or events with a full PA

Would love to see some vintage speakers content !

love it bern, recommended getting a lav mic so we can hear you better

@BernsAddiction

11 ай бұрын

Working on it! Next video we’ll get it miced up properly 😎

Heard of these back in 2015. Used to play with OM ortofon night club.. Went back to m44-7. Play minimal. HNRg.. Mastersounds 4V linear power , m44-7 never sounded so good❤️🙌

@BernsAddiction

10 ай бұрын

That sounds like an epic set up!

Hello! Quick question hope you can help me! I just got the 08Ms and love the sound. Do you know how much tracking force to use on these? i have technics sl1200 mk2 THANKS!

@BernsAddiction

8 күн бұрын

Hi! Sorry for delay - I use 2.5 - I have not seen specific instructions so I think more a matter of self-calibration

Is Same Like Stanton ds4. Check it out

the dude that owns taruya and the shop in Tokyo was demoing the blue sapphire needles by excessively Skratching

@BernsAddiction

9 ай бұрын

Curious to hear those - they market them as their best ones

@haikyosoul

3 ай бұрын

@@BernsAddictionI just demoed those in Tokyo, and ended up getting the 08m’s instead. They explained that the blues (sapphire stylus) are very gentle on old/valuable records. But the stylus’ need replacing relatively quickly, and they sounded way too bright to me.

I have bought the exact 08M. I tell you the worst part first: The Needles awTF they broke after 2months of home use. Sound quality almost garbage compared them with the cheapest Ortofon MIX series. Definitely not worth the 500$ including VAT. This guy is another undercover advertiser… You want more BASS wtf use you mixer Eq or if you aren’t a DJ the pre amp. Anyway guess how much I have to pay for 2x Taruya 08M replacement stylus’s? Around 280$ without E.U Imports Taxes… by the way I didn’t use them for Scratching. I mixed my Techno records for not even 100 Hours of spinning and back cueing At Home! The good part: I like the handles better handling in comparison with Concorde series from Ortofon. But yeah my Club Series needles have more than 1 year used them at the party’s and they sound just perfect stylus pressure still holds good at 3.5g after all this time. So my advice is to Stay away, don’t buy Crap! Unless you receive them for free or you’re a Millionaire the. Enjoy.

@BernsAddiction

8 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear about your experience - I don’t think they work well with techno or house personally. The gain is too high and does not do well with kick drums. They also aren’t built for aggressive back cueing. I prefer Ortofon for house / techno. They do sound great for jazz, soul, disco and live music. They definitely are not a good all-around needle and I agree Taruya does not really explain this on their marketing or product description.

Taruya’s design was a straight knock off from Stanton’s Trackmaster carts from the 90’s in terms of design. I’m still a fan of the original Ortofon DJ E’s & or Nightclub E’s vs the MK2 models. I’m sure there was a bit of improvement vs the original models, but not quite sure to what extent. Taruya’s are awfully loud for my taste personally & I feel they loose dynamics for such loud emphasis on output imo.