Alternate cartridge? Is this a good option?
1513131
Don't pay any attention to reviews or to what you read in online forums in relation to sound quality, especially if such opinions are coming from self-professed "audiophiles" (such people are almost always full of crap). If I were you, I wouldn't upgrade the default cartridge until I had at least heard it and determined that it wasn't meeting my expectations. If after you've done that you still want to upgrade, I will say that I had the cartridge replaced in my grandmother's old Rotel turntable a couple of years ago and went with the cheapest cartridge available from the store I went to, which was a Grado Black (about $60). I thought it sounded pretty darn good (at least from the limited time I spent listening to it), so you might want to add that one to your list. A-T itself also has some more expensive cartridges that are well-regarded. No matter what make or model it is, the cartridge needs to be properly aligned using a special protractor to sound its best. If you're not comfortable doing this yourself, a hi-fi shop with experience with turntables should be willing to set up your whole turntable for a small fee. Some of the friendlier places might even do the set-up for free if you agree to buy your cartridge from them.
269571
Yes it does, but you will still get the error message letting you know to change the cartridge.
51641
I have had issues with the remanufactured cartridges. Sometimes they are great, other times they don't last very long or don't work at all. I have gone back to using new as it is hit and miss.
1454509
This is in addition to my previous comment. In my experience, the cartridge does not work if it is past 6 months of the expiration date.
1377205
The product description says 'cartridge' but I'm skeptical since the cartridges are usually ~$25 and the downloads are ~$15 & under.
536799
I have to replace mine. I purchased from amazon another's name cartridge did not fit, and they would not take it back. Totally waste of money all the way around. I am selling mine at garage sale.
740701
Works fine for me as well. One cartridge was not recognized but then it worked fine. For the cost it works just fine.
2093477
As far as I know they are not offering a refillable cartridge. Their are products out their to hack the cartridge software but the company has responded with a dirty little trick on their latest firmware 1.2.3. What it dose is checks the serial number on the cartridge and how much filiment that should be in their , if the numbers don't coraspond they disable your printer so you are screwed. What most of us are doing is downgrading the firmware so we can use any filiment we like . If you would like the web adress to the da Vinci club get a hold of me at dottbryan@gmail.com. The printer is a good unit. And we need to fight this BS of shutting down a product that we buy and own. It's against the laws of ownership I hope this has helpt you out v
233415
Kelley, don't know. You will have to compare picture to your cartridge and make an educated guess. Sorry.
1379471
yes, you can do this but of course the print quality will not be as good and some of it may be difficult to read. It would be better to have the black cartridge rather than the color one because then you could print everything. The color would appear as "grayscale."
1670210
I've been trying to find the same thing out for myself. An empty cartridge that I can refill? Anyone have any input?
943657
No problem changing cartridges at any time. In fact I have not had any issues or problems with this unit at all.
63248
You should replace the Cartridge. You can get it on Amazon for $11 or less. One cartridge would work well for 2 months (approx). Hope this helps!
2141969
This looks like the sdame stuff I bought and it worked fine. The printer crabs a bit about it not being the original cartridges, but it will work. I have had no problems with mine and I'm into the 3rd ones I bought.
639586
yes, It work good, but you need tic tac for that product. I use chip resetter to reset cartridge, but some time my printer is crazy does not accept it , then I have restart printer or clean head couple time. ( my English not very well , sorry)
1865621
It really depends on the cartridge type. I agree about going to the web site.
285679
Relying on the date purchased to determine which model you have is risky imo, I would just give them a call and they will ask for the serial number on your model and confirm which model you have and which cartridges you can use. I understand they have also come out with a life time cartridge for the older model as well.