Shure M75 ED/T2

[Trekkie4]

So, I picked up this Shure 75B cartridge a while ago & been meaning to fix it up, but never got around to do so ... up until recently that is, when I placed an order for Jico N75 ED/T2 generic stylus. Gave it some time & patience to properly align the cartridge & set the VTF to 1.5g & finally got to properly enjoy it.
(pics removed, because apparently I need to have 10 posts or more to post them)

All I can say is WOW! And I really DO mean WOW! I've been able to hear (subtle) differences between the cartridges before, but this one literally gave it a whole new sound!
(pics removed, because apparently I need to have 10 posts or more to post them)

So, it made me thinking... Okay, from what I know maybe it's all in my head. I really wanted a vintage Shure in my vinyl setup, so maybe it's because I'm biased ... right? Nope, I made (another) test sample, featuring Abba's Dancing Queen & analyzed its sound harmonics in Audacity - see for yourself!
(pics removed, because apparently I need to have 10 posts or more to post them)

Not only the sound is considerably louder, but it's also more balanced & has more depth to it, unlike M94. True, it's currently paired with generic N92/N99 stylus, but even when it still had original N94 E 0.2x0.7mil stylus, I don't remember M94 E EVER sounding as good as M75. At least this is my personal opinion of course, I'm sure everyone will think different

Edit
Sorry guys, no pics for now. But hopefully I'll be able to raise my post counter to (& beyond) 10, so I'll return to these later on once the forum requirements had been met.

 

[Trekkie4]

So, I picked up this Shure 75B cartridge a while ago & been meaning to fix it up, but never got around to do so...



Up until recently that is, when I placed an order for Jico N75 ED/T2 generic stylus. Gave it some time & patience to align the cartridge & set the VTF to 1.5g & finally got to properly enjoy it.



All I can say is WOW! And I really DO mean WOW! I've been able to hear (subtle) differences between the cartridges before, but this one literally gave it a whole new sound!




So, it made me thinking... Okay, from what I know maybe it's all in my head. I really wanted a vintage Shure in my vinyl setup, so maybe it's because I'm biased ... right? Nope, I made (another) test sample, featuring Abba's Dancing Queen & analyzed its sound harmonics in Audacity - see for yourself!


Not only the sound is considerably louder, but it's also more balanced & has more depth to it, unlike M94. True, it's currently paired with generic N92/N99 stylus, but even when it still had original N94 E 0.2x0.7mil stylus, I don't remember M94 E EVER sounding as good as M75. At least this is my personal opinion of course, I'm sure everyone will think different

Huh, it seems I can't edit my post from the other day... Let's try this again guys, this time with the pics

 

[Mr Peabody]

welcome to the forums. Nice job.

 

[Trekkie4]

Thanks! I already stopped by at the introduction sub-forum & made couple of posts :hi:

And thanks... I'm not going to lie, I really had high hopes for this M75, but I had no idea it would be THAT good! I also got 3 other carts, but this one blows them all away by a long shot!