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Shure M97XE
7.7 out of 10

Shure M97XE

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Reviews and Problems with Shure M97XE

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Overall 6
6.0

Shure M97xE

D. Timm, Amazon
9 December 2011
  • Summary: The first one I received had a very crooked cantilever assembly, so the stylus was maybe close to 6+ degrees off from vertical.
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Overall 6
6.0

Distorted

Jennifer, Amazon
14 November 2011
  • Summary: I am getting distortion with this cartridge, much more than the AT1100E cartridge I had in my Technics SL D2 turntable before.
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Overall 6
6.0

Not for Technics SL1210 Mk5

injektilo, Amazon
20 May 2011
  • Summary: If you're the owner of a high mass tone arm like the one found on the Technics SL1200 line, please stay away from this cartridge.
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Overall 6
6.0

Failed after 9 months

C. Mulcihy "Camcorder Man", Amazon
21 March 2010
  • Summary: I own 3 Dual 1229's, 2 have this cartridge and one has a V15 Type III cartridge. This cartridge sounds incredible and I really like it.
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Overall 6
6.0

Failed after 9 months

C. Mulcihy "Camcorder Man", Amazon
21 March 2010
  • Summary: I own 3 Dual 1229's, 2 have this cartridge and one has a V15 Type III cartridge. This cartridge sounds incredible and I really like it.
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Overall 6
6.0

The affordable cartridge that could.

Ramon 'manito, Amazon
16 November 2009
  • Summary: First off I am not or have ever been a Shure fan. The only time I ever bought anything with the "Shure" name was when I was broke after spending my money on other...
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Overall 6
6.0

Same old Shure

mark langston, Amazon
15 May 2009
  • Summary: I was hoping that maybe Shure had updated and improved their audio cartridges. Well, they still have the same shortcomings they had since I bought my first one way back...
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Overall 6
6.0

Fine Middle-of-The-Roader Cartridge

LW, Amazon
1 May 2009
  • Summary: Looking at the title of my review, you might expect to see more than 3 stars. The pluses for the M97xE, like those of other Shure cartridges, include low mass, high...
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Overall 6
6.0

SHURE quality isn't what it used to be

twofourseven, Amazon
8 April 2009
  • Summary: I will say the M97xE sounds fine for a $50 - $60 cartridge, it just isn't built as precisely and solidly as cartridges I purchased 20 years ago -- Stanton, Pickering,
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Overall 6
6.0

Not what I'd hoped for

W. Finn, Amazon
8 October 2008
  • Summary: I chose this cartridge to replace my AT PC440LC on a new Technics SL1200MKII based on the many positive reviews I've read on the net.
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