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Due to a worn-out stylus, I'd like to replace the ancient Shure M 75 of my Dual 1226 turntable and upgrade it to an elliptical needle. Which pickup cartridge would you recommend me to chose? Is a Shure M 97 XE a suitable option?
Best regards!
Due to a worn-out stylus, I'd like to replace the ancient Shure M 75 of my Dual 1226 turntable and upgrade it to an elliptical needle. Which pickup cartridge would you recommend me to chose? Is a Shure M 97 XE a suitable option?
Best regards!
I don't see why not, though if you can find an M91 I generally find those sound much better. I think any Shure would be a fine choice on the Dual though.
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They do a wide range including a line contact SAS model which some like. It is worth noting that a lot of Shure stylii are interchangable give or take some small mods to the plastic so you can also for example fit an M97 stylus into that body. All depends how brave you feel.
They do a wide range including a line contact SAS model which some like. It is worth noting that a lot of Shure stylii are interchangable give or take some small mods to the plastic so you can also for example fit an M97 stylus into that body. All depends how brave you feel.
yes that should do it. You will be able to get conical, elliptical and line contact to go in. I would not dare to suggest which one would be best as each have their advocates.
Hi billshurv,
do you, or does anyone else, have good experiences with JICO Stylus? Are they reliable and trustworthy?
Best regards!
do you, or does anyone else, have good experiences with JICO Stylus? Are they reliable and trustworthy?
Best regards!
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Not yet. I will be being a JICO stylus for my M75 when I get around to recommissioning my second turntable. But Google and you can read opinions. For balance here is someone who doesn't like them Hi-Fi Cartridge Reviews - Moving Magnet Cartridges
Thanks for the URL to this review, billshurv!
I do not see any disadvantages here for both Jico styli he reviews. The first one (Shure M95-ED) represents no comparison to the original Shure stylus, the second one only shows personal preferences.
I think I'll give them a try for the N75-ED stylus - and, by the way, for the DN796 which they offer as an option for my ELAC ESG 796 HSP cartridge, as all other aftermarket replacement styli for this one are simply elliptical needles.
Best regards!
I do not see any disadvantages here for both Jico styli he reviews. The first one (Shure M95-ED) represents no comparison to the original Shure stylus, the second one only shows personal preferences.
I think I'll give them a try for the N75-ED stylus - and, by the way, for the DN796 which they offer as an option for my ELAC ESG 796 HSP cartridge, as all other aftermarket replacement styli for this one are simply elliptical needles.
Best regards!
Let us know how it sounds! I recently bought an Ed Saunders stylus replacement for my Dual 1214 M75 cartridge. It should arrive soon🙂 It would be interesting to do some comparisons about their strengths and weaknesses. I noticed that it costs about the same as the one you bought..
Thanks a lot for this very useful information!
Unfortunately my cartridge is not represented by any of these pics. It's a Shure M 75 type D. There are no metal clamps at all, just a plastic body, but not even a plastic 1/2" fitting is present. It is somehow, I really dunno how, fixed to the Dual 1226 headshell, which itself is fitted with 1/2" screw slots. But it seems that the stylus is identical with those for type 1 in your pics. So I'd give a V 15 III stylus a try.
Best regards!
Unfortunately my cartridge is not represented by any of these pics. It's a Shure M 75 type D. There are no metal clamps at all, just a plastic body, but not even a plastic 1/2" fitting is present. It is somehow, I really dunno how, fixed to the Dual 1226 headshell, which itself is fitted with 1/2" screw slots. But it seems that the stylus is identical with those for type 1 in your pics. So I'd give a V 15 III stylus a try.
Best regards!
I have an M75 EJ which says 'type 2' on it, but looks nothing like those pictures. But my understanding is that a dremel will make most things fit.
I've got the class D version infact. I belive I read somewhere thats its inferior to the others made by Shure earlier. Anyways will the V 15 III fit with mods on a Shure m75 type D cartridge??
The V-15 III stylus may not be a good match for the Duals. The M75D headshell looks like it may be too heavy for high compliance carts. Without knowing the tonearm effective mass and headshell weight (neither are listed in the Owners or Service Manuals), I would probably stick with the recommended stock Shure N75B Type 2 for conical or N75EJ Type 2 for elliptacle; both track at 1.5 - 3 grams. The JICO replacements would be N75B/2, N75B/2 SAS, N75EJ/2, N75EJ/2 SAS.
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