[Jukebox-list] Shure cartridge and stylus

Hello everyone!

I found a Shure M44-7 cartridge installed on my AMI Continental 2.

I'd like to fit it with a N44-C stylus, as some of the 45 records I use are obviously not in very good conditions; I'd like to find out if I can reduce the skips and jumps I have when playing them.

My question is - if I install a replacement N44-C stylus on a M44-7 cartridge, I'll have the correct tracking force for the N44-C stylus, or I should install it on a M44-7 cartridge for better results? I'm interested in the tracking force alone, small differences in audio quality does not really matter.

The tracking force should be a matter of the stylus installed, not the cartridge, am I correct...?

Thanks...!