In article , Iain
Churches wrote:


Excellent article, Jim.

In the words of the sages: Don't clap - throw money. :-))

It confirms why even now the Shure V15III is so often the cartridge of
choice for many discerning transcription clients.

When I contacted Shure UK about the M97 I did initially encounter people
who seemed not to know they made cartridges. However I finally got in
contact with someone who'd been with them since the years the V15's were on
sale and he was very helpful.

I did say to him, "I wish you still made the V15 series!" and his response
was "So do I!". Ditto when I spoke to someone at Shure in the USA. But
apparently their powers-that-be decided long ago that this market isn't
really of interest to them any more.

I sent each of my V15 styluses to the Expert Stylus people. I was initially
planning to get one re-tipped. But the reports were that they were in
excellent condition so no need to do anything. They commented that with
the V15 the rates of wear are so light (if used with care) that they
last for very long times. This was good news, but meant I didn't
explore one area I'd planned - to compare modern re-tipped versions with
a used original. However I now have an extra V15/III body, so may use
that with a 'new stylus' in future to see if it comes anything like
near the same level of performance.

Slainte,

Jim

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