Jukebox: Rowe Ami Cadette - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Skintin · 9th Sep 2016, 8:14 pm

Hi Guys,

What would be a suitable replacement for the cartridge and stylus on the cadette. The current cartridge and stylus is a shure, N44 magnetic i think.

vidjoman · 9th Sep 2016, 9:25 pm

That is probably what was originally fitted. Unless the cartridge is faulty you'll probably just need a stylus if it's worn.

PsychMan · 11th Sep 2016, 3:19 pm

I doubt the cartridge is faulty, just replace the stylus, plenty available online.

If for some reason it is dead, you can get original cartridges online on eBay or jukebox retailers (Shure M44MR).

Worst case you can get the Shure M44-7 new and use that cartridge with a jukebox stylus, but it doesn't fit at the same tracking angle as the original due to the screw threads in the rockola tone arm and the 44-7 fittings being different. Don't use the m44-7 stylus though, this is high compliance and should track at 3G maximum.

Nothing wrong with old cartridges so long as they work, I use an original in my rockola and it works great. There doesn't really seem much to fail on these unless the coils go out of circuit

9th Sep 2016, 8:14 pm	#1
Skintin Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 124	Jukebox: Rowe Ami Cadette Hi Guys, What would be a suitable replacement for the cartridge and stylus on the cadette. The current cartridge and stylus is a shure, N44 magnetic i think.

9th Sep 2016, 9:25 pm	#2
vidjoman Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: East Sussex, UK. Posts: 3,326	Re: Jukebox: Rowe ami cadette That is probably what was originally fitted. Unless the cartridge is faulty you'll probably just need a stylus if it's worn.

11th Sep 2016, 3:19 pm	#3
PsychMan Octode Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Fleet, Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,764	Re: Jukebox: Rowe Ami Cadette I doubt the cartridge is faulty, just replace the stylus, plenty available online. If for some reason it is dead, you can get original cartridges online on eBay or jukebox retailers (Shure M44MR). Worst case you can get the Shure M44-7 new and use that cartridge with a jukebox stylus, but it doesn't fit at the same tracking angle as the original due to the screw threads in the rockola tone arm and the 44-7 fittings being different. Don't use the m44-7 stylus though, this is high compliance and should track at 3G maximum. Nothing wrong with old cartridges so long as they work, I use an original in my rockola and it works great. There doesn't really seem much to fail on these unless the coils go out of circuit