With so many available today, it is good to have a brand you can recognise. The SHURE M97XE is certainly that and will be a excellent buy. For this great price, the SHURE M97XE comes widely recommended and is always a regular choice for many people.
Product Description
The M97xE is a superb smooth-sounding phonograph cartridge designed to provide long hours of undistorted listening, without fatiguing the ear. Its highly precise tracking ability and flat frequency response are made possible by Shure's unique Type II low-mass thin-wall aluminum alloy stylus cantilever, combined with a precision-crafted, finely polished, elliptical diamond tip.Dynamic StabilizerShure's exclusive viscous-damped Dynamic Stabilizer maintains a uniform distance between the cartridge and the record under difficult playing conditions, even those caused by warped records or mismatched tonearm mass. When such stabilization is not required, the stabilizer brush can be locked up into its detent position, which, under ideal playing conditions, can provide even better sound quality.Side-Guard Stylus Protection SystemThe innovative stylus protection system helps prevent stylus damage if the cartridge accidentally slides across a record. This unique feature responds to side thrusts on the stylus by withdrawing the entire stylus cantilever and tip safely into the stylus housing before the cantilever can be damaged.Die Cast Aluminum Mounting BlockEnsures secure, vibration-free attachment to the tonearm.Included Accessories: * Headshell screwdriver * Stylus cleaning brush * Mounting hardware * Stylus guard Tone Arm Mount * Standard 1/2 inch Cartridge Type * Moving magnet Cantilever * Shure Type II - Very low mass * Heat-treated aluminum alloy / tubular * 1.0 mil wall thickness / 20 mil diameter Diamond Stylus Tip * Polished natural gemstone * Elliptical * Side x front radii: 0.2 x 0.7 mil Tracking Force * Effective at stylus tip * Range: 0.75 to 1.50 grams * Optimum: 1.25 grams Trackability: At 1 gram tracking force (cm per second peak velocity) * 1 kHz - 44 * 10 kHz - 31 Amplitude * 80 µm at 400 Hz Frequency Response ...