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Shure M97xE High-Performance Magnetic Phono Cartridge | 
 enlarge | Brand: Shure
Category: CE
List Price: $140.00
Buy New: $51.02
You Save: $88.98 (64%)
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Rating:  76 reviews
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 3 x 7 x 1.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: M97XE
Model: M97XE
UPC: 042406060370
EAN: 0042406060370
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High-performance phono cartridge with finely polished elliptical diamond tip | | • | Accurately reproduces difficult musical passages, particularly in high-frequency range | | • | Viscous-damped dynamic stabilizer maintains uniform distance between cartridge and record | | • | Side-Guard system prevents stylus damage if cartridge accidentally slides across LP | | • | Die-cast-aluminum mounting block; includes mounting hardware and leaning brush |
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Product Description
The M97xE is a superbly tracking, neutral, smooth-sounding magnetic cartridge, designed to provide long hours of undistorted, easy listening, without fatiguing the ear or tiring the mind. This cartridge is able to accurately reproduce very difficult musical passages, particularly in the high-frequency range, where audio modulations are the smallest and most concentrated, and stylus tip movement is consequently the most rapid. 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. PRODUCT FEATURES: Tone Arm Mount - Standard 1/2 inch; Cartridge Type - Moving magnet; Dynamic Stabilizer damper / de-statcizer; Die cast aluminum mounting block; Side Guard stylus protection system; Shure Type II - Very low mass; Heat-treated aluminum alloy / tubular; 1.0 mil wall thickness / 20 mil diameter; Polished natural gemstone; Elliptical.The M97xE includes the following accessories: Headshell Screwdriver; Stylus cleaning brush; User Guide; Mounting hardware; Stylus guard.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 71 more reviews...
 Shure M97xe Phono Cartridge January 9, 2009
Coltrane Fan (Santa Cruz, CA)
This cartridge is vastly superior to the highly touted Pickering VSX 3000 that it replaced. It takes about
12-15 hours of play time to open up. It makes my best albums sound significantly better than the CD versions. In fact, we did a A B comparison between the remastered "Kind of Blue" CD (miles davis) and a new 200 gram LP. The vote was 8 for the LP and none for the CD. The point is that this cartridge is extremely good. A bonus is that it de emphasizes surface noise... a nice feature. It has great midrange and the high end is less bright than some others i've listened to. Highly recommended.
Very Nice Cartridge December 13, 2008
Vinyl Man (Ohio)
I bought this cartridge to put on my temporary turntable set-up (JVC QL-A220) while my Music Hall MMF 7.1 with an Eroica H cartridge is put away for storage. That being said, I purchased this because it was a recommended buy from The Absolute Sound as well as other resources I found on the internet. After several hours of use, I can already hear the cartridge starting to open up with sound. The highs are crisp but not too bright and the bass is strong and not muddy sounding. As it continues to break in I suspect that the mid-range will also continue opening up as I hear signs of that already. In other words, for the money I am very pleased. I anticipate putting it on the Technics SL1210 M5G turntable that I am expecting to receive next week. Vinyl rules.
Shure M97xE High-Performance Magnetic Phono Cartridge November 29, 2008
Karl J. Schneller
This is the most fantastic magnetic phono cartridge I have ever owned. I used to have problems with records skipping intermitently while I was trying to record them to my hard disk to make CD's out of the old music which has never been available on CD's. After buying the Sure M97xE, I can play the record and walk into the room without skips in the finished product. The clarity and separation of right and left channels is remarkable. No distortion is detected. Only smooth true sound is produced. In fact, the sound is so clear that I hear instruments now where I never remembered hearing them before. The true reproductive response from the Shure M97xE is an audiophile's dream come true. Now that I have a new standard of excellence in playing vinyl albums, I am going to look for more of the great music of the past that is no longer available.
shure M97xE October 30, 2008
Nikolai Vassilev
For the money this is the best buy I ever had . Just replaced a less than a year old Orto Samba $250(can not change the needle on Samba). The Shure was easier to install on my Revox B791 and the sound is great( not as detailed as the Samba) but more full and well ballanced with better bass.
Do not skip getting the replaceble needle !!!WHo knows how long they will be arownd at that price...
 Shure M97xE well worth the price October 9, 2008
S. M. Perez (Colorado)
I picked up the Shure M97xE to use as a back up to an AT95E. I really like the sound of this Shure. It is broken in now and I have a hard time deciding between it and the AT95E. The brush also does a good job of cleaning the track before the stylus comes across. Well worth the purchase price.
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