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RE: Teach Me About Shure V15 Cartridges

I case you're getting a little overwhelmed, and if you're determined to get a Shure V15 cartridge, I'll second what Road Warrior said. The Type III is a fine choice.

I owned one; I never saw any reason to upgrade to any of the later models. I never heard anything negative said about the Type III, and I never read any bad reviews about it.

With the decoupled counterweight on that Dual 1219, and provided you get a suitable stylus, the Type III will probably track a waffle iron. It's just, to me, it's not really a Shure V15 Type III cartridge without the original Shure stylus in it. *shrug*

Addendum: Don't go out and get a $1000 phono preamp and God-knows-what other crap 'The Absolute Sound' might recommend to go with your cartridge. I can only imagine some of the magical-thinking advice you're going to get about this. Beware.

I used the Type III cartridge with the inputs on my Denon amp and it worked FINE -- smooth performance, nice and quiet. As long as you don't use a Pyle preamp, or something crummy like that, you should be golden.



Edits: 08/20/15 08/20/15 08/21/15 08/21/15 08/21/15

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