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The Shure advantage....

Back in my vinyl days in the 70's and 80's, I used Shure V15III and IV cartridges in SME 3000 II arms on my Thorens 125 and 160 turntables. I preferred them because Shure provided all kinds of gear for accurately determining the lateral angle, offset angle, overhang, etc. The had protractors/templates, stylus gauges, levels and test records for insuring lack of tonearm/cartridge drift, transient response, channel separation and accurate bass and midrange.

It was a painstaking process setting up the tonearm/cartridge for optimum performance, but well worth it with the great sound those Shure cartridges could deliver. I also used various AT cartridges in extra headshells with good results. However, I would imagine newer cartridges would outperform 30 year-old Shure cartridges deteriorating with age.

Barney

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