Good replacement needle. Get them while they are some left because they are discontinued. The Shure N44G fits both the Shure M44-7 and Shure M44G cartridges. The required tracking weigh of this needle is far less than the regular needle N44-7 on the M44-7 cartridge, thus this needle is slightly more « audiophile » and slightly less « DJ » than the N44-7 needle normally found on the M44-7 cartridge. Both needles fit on both cartridges by the way... and both are now discontinued.