"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Serge Auckland" wrote

I bought a generic replacement for my V15III from Mantra about 18 months
ago, and it was pretty awful. They took it back against a Shure original
and gave me a full refund which I thought was very decent of them.


Yes, my dealings with Mantra (Avril) have always been most pleasant.


I then bought another Shure original just to keep as a spare as they're
not making any more and I still have it, unused.


I also have a bunch of unused NOS Shure needles but not for the V15,
unfortunately!


Do you remember that JICO SAS stylus for the V15III that I brought over
sometime last year? That made your generic stylus look like a fence post and
did sound better although I've no idea how it compares to an original.
Unfortunately they cost triple what the cartridge itself goes for on ebay,
so you probably have to really like your V15III to get one.

Phil