JICO 78 RPM replacement for Shure N-44-7 N44-7 stylus

I’m gonna hit the “big question” first and foremost. Absolutely fantastic replacement for the ACTUAL Shure 447s. I was really dismayed when I read they were gonna stop producing styli. I thought that this was the end for them; I’d have to switch to Ortofon Yellow/Blue club styli or even worse - convert. There was rampant inflation and outright extortionist prices. Then JICO stepped in and filled the gap for us. Hell, they even came out with a set that glow in the dark (great for low-lit booths). The ONLY thing I don’t like about them is that they don’t have the little “nipples” mounting point for the stylus cover that came on the actual Shure labeled ones. So that gets a 4x on value for money, but honestly they’re a great deal and sound wonderful and I’d prefer to rate it in 4.5 stars. I shouldn’t have put off buying new styli as long as I did. Highly recommend. Well worth the price.

I was initially happy to find a replacement for my worn m-44's, but these just don't look right. The plastic insert is big and kind of crooked. Ultimately, it does play ok and the needle looks straight enough to my eye. I'm just a bit picky about looks and these are a turn off because of that. They are probably fine and of course are great for the price. Ultimately though I think it's time to let my old m-44's go and get back to a complete OEM solution.

I have had a shure m44-g since 1999 and last week it died. It worked pretty hard for the last two decades. I didnt know shure discontinued m44 series and was out of business. It's sad, but I found a way to revive my cartridge because I don't like ortofon at all. I did a lot of research and Jico is the best hifi company to continue manufacturing stylus for m44 series. M44-7 and m44-g has the same headshell. So if you put m44-7 on your m44-g headshell, it's m44-7. I like the sound of it. It sounds better than the original imo. I would recommend it to anybody who has m44 headshells and dont wanna spend too much money and wanna continue using their m44s. I am gonna keep using my m44, so its the best solution for me.

Jico definitely holds themselves up against their reputation. There is absolutely no difference between the Shure OEM N-44-7 stylus and Jico's version. Really glad these tips are available. It's a great stylus and my absolute favorite.

This "new" model of the Jicos are terrible compared to the 1st generation Jicos. I have broken in the needle for over 2 months and still the needle hops around while using serato vinyl. This is with the tone arm calibrated and even the counterweight set to max (happens on both Technics). When I'm doing beat juggling, the needle doesn't track properly and I get some skippage. If I'm just doing straight mixing with little to no beat juggling, it's passable. I don't have this skippage problem with the 1st generation Jico's or my Shure n447s (which I only use for live gigs and not practice).

Sounds great! Not an audiophile per se, but it sounds very clear and I am learning to enjoy listening to music again!

I have an original Shure needle to compare this with, and have tried it in different headshells, this thing sounds AWFUL. Just inexcusably bad low end distortion, totally unusable. Night and day difference between OEM needles and these. Too bad, maybe I got a dud, they have high ratings. My turntable is set up properly and the OEM needle in the exact same headshell/cartridge sounds clear as a bell compared to this gritty piece of crap. NEVER again. What a waste of money.

This is a great replacement used it on a m 44 7 cart worked great sounds wonderful and for the price you just cant go wrong

SHURE オリジナル N-44-7 からの交換です。 ちなみに現在のメキシコ産の物以前の物のはずです。 本品は amazon の評価がよくないので正直迷いました。 しかしネットで色々調べると、amazon での評価がよくないのが不思議なほど良い評価もたくさん見たので、 made in japan を信じてこちらを購入。 大正解でした！ 私の評価は星2つのお二人とは真逆です。 まずビックリしたのはその音圧です。 アナログレコードを聴くと物足りなさを感じてしまう音圧至上時代の現代において、なんとダイナミックな音なのかと！ おまけにクリアで低音～高音まで全ての音域に関して文句ないです。 正直針交換だけでこんなに音の違いを得られるとは思ってもみませんでした。 （カートリッジはSHURE M-44-7 のまま） 最初は純正と何度もよく聴き比べるつもりでしたが、一度で十分の違いがわかり、しかもこちらの方が文句なく音質がよいです。 よく言われるレコードのほうが音がよい的な、レコードらしい音です。 しかも現在正規品、並行品問わず SHURE オリジナルはメキシコ産で、個体差も大きいという意見もありますし、そもそも論もあります。 迷っている方には値段も安いですしこちらをお勧めします。 恐らく DJ とかやる人はそもそも用途が違うので求めているものも違うのでチグハグな感想になっているのではないかなと思います。 本来の用途、音楽を聴くという意味においては最高です。

シュアーらしい元気な音。 リーズナブル価格。 普段使いに！

中古でM44-7を入手。純正針がついていてまずまずの音が出ていましたが、代替品ではどうなんだろうと思い本品を購入。 音は申し分ありません。迫力も繊細さもあり、出力も同程度あるようです。 中古は音が荒れていたんだなと分かりました。 M-44がスクラッチ的な用途に適しているのは結果的にそうだっただけのことで、ハイファイ用品として十分現在も通用する、というか今の製品にはない魅力を持っていることを確認できました。 JICOさんは信頼できそうなので、余裕ができたら黒柿カンチレバータイプも試してみたいと思っています。

ちゃんと音でました。でもカンチレバー保護クリップが付いてないのは残念です。 この値段ですから我慢することにします。

純正針の方が出力が大きく中高音の伸びや低音の鳴りも良い。 デジタルDJ用で安い針を使いたければありかなと思った。 ただ、重針圧だと純正より針ががへたりやすく飛びやすいです。 あと、カンチレバーに蛍光塗料がなく形状も違いShureロゴもないため、純正よりちょっとかっこ悪いです。