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	• Shure M97xE High-Performance Magnetic Phono Cartridge Shure Shure average customer review:based on 73 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

sure as shure

I dont now who the chap falling asleep is,but I have just purchased this cartridge and find it superb!!
I fitted it to my Technics 1210 tone arm Kef Q1 speakers & Denon 3000v,and found it a fantastic performer.
I am one of those crazy englishmen that has collected Northern Soul for at least fourty years,and believe me,you just do not get music in most instances,much louder than that!!
This cartridge picks out all the high soaring strings while still retaining the bass line-perfect.
Perhaps turning up the old amp would help the gentleman.

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Wonderful Cartidge - albums come alive again!

This cartidge is a premium product and at Amazon pricing, a tremendous value! First and foremost the sound of my albums from this cartridge is wonderful; warm and clear. The stylus brush attached to the body works well - picks up dust deep in the grooves that is not easily removed with other methods. Mounting is precise using the included cardboard alignment protractor. Build quality and packaging is TOP NOTCH! Sound is TOP NOTCH! Highly recommended. Analog even with its flaws just blows away most digital recordings.

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Can be too "laid back" for some systems

I have all solid state gear, and even so, this cartridge sounded much too laid back and warm for my tastes to the point of being bland. I like a little more involvement in my music. I suspect it would sound even more dull with tube gear. I currently run the AT440MLa which has enough "sizzle" for me (without being overly bright).

It's not a "bad" cartridge; some folks love them for the warm sound.

Phono cartridges are inherently subjective so reviews don't really mean much. It's too bad somebody doesn't rent cartridges so a person could try out several. That's the only way to know.

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Good Cartridge, Poor Manual

It arrived promptly from Amazon in perfect condition and it was a bargain price. Setup was a bit uncertain because the manual is not detailed and does not describe how to adjust it for optimum sound. I compared it to an Ortofon M15 E Super and an AT ATP-2 by first recording a WAV file from each cartridge using a track off Paul Simon's "There Goes Rhymin Simon." I used this album because of its clean sound and because I also have the commercial CD. Listening blind (on my medium quality computer speakers, headphones or Klipsch speakers), I can't reliably tell which track is which. Interestingly, the commercial CD does have a distinctly different and somewhat more processed sound.

The Sure M97XE cartridge when mounted on a Stanton head shell (cheap from Amazon) works well and tracks beautifully when set to the recommended 1.75 grams tracking force (with the stabilizer brush down) and the anti-skate dial set to 2 on my AT-PL120 turntable. It can also be set to 1.25 grams with the stabilizer brush up, but I detected no improvement in sound quality.

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