Playing 45's

[papabearjew]

I have a lot of 45's that are from my parents younger days (40's- 50's, Frank Sinatra,  Eddie Canter, etc) and mine from the 60's (Beatles, etc). From what I can see visually they are all in excellent condition. I have the following cartridges. What would be most suitable?

Stanton 681EEE-II-S
Empire 660EEE
Audio Technica AT30E (mc)
Grado Gold1
Grado Blue

or do I need a mono cartridge?

My aim is to record them all to RTR and maybe dub to cassette for my parents.

[Sir Thrift-a-Lot]

You don't need a mono cartridge.   You can use any stylus for a vinyl 45.   For styrene 45s, you will want to only use a conical stylus.   They are much softer and the aggressive shape of an elliptical, shibata or line contact will damage the grooves of one of those 45s.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iphutqsYrEw

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/playing-45s-the-difference-between-styrene-and-vinyl.36494/

[papabearjew]

Thanks Thrifty. I didn't watch the video but the info on the SteveHoffman forum answered my question.