This is the needle for my pro-ject turn table, so I was worried about getting it damaged in shipping.. but the box in which needle is packed was really good and safe..ortofon 2m needle is really great

The advantage is that when we break the needle we don't have to take it to repair shop to fix it

Over all it's a great needle.

I can rate the build quality as 5 on 5.The sound quality is 4 on 5 .. just because I have heard better sounding needles