| Cartridge Features |
V15VxMR Audiophile (Discont'd) |
M97xE Audiophile | M92E Audiophile | M78S 78 RPM |
| Stylus mass | Ultra low | Very low | Low | Low |
| Sound accuracy | Ultra high | Very high | Very good | Good |
| Record wear | Ultra low | Very low | Low | Low |
| Tone arm mount | Standard 1/2" | Standard 1/2" | P with standard adapter | Standard 1/2" |
| Cantilever | V15 | Shure type 2 | Shure type 1 | Shure type 1 |
| Cantilever construction | Beryllium / tubular | Aluminum alloy / tubular | Aluminum alloy / tubular | Aluminum alloy / tubular |
| Cantilever wall thickness | 0.5 mil | 1 mil | 1 mil | 1 mil |
| Cantilever diameter | 18 mil | 20 mil | 30 mil | 30 mil |
| Diamond stylus tip | Micro-ridge | Elliptical | Biradial | Spherical |
| Side/front radii | 0.15 x 3.0 mil | 0.2 x 0.7 mil | 0.4 x 0.7 mil | 2.5 mil |
| Tracking force - effective at stylus tip: | 0.75 to 1.25 grams | 0.75 to 1.50 grams | 0.75 to 1.50 grams | 1.5 to 3.0 grams |
| Tracking force - optimum: | 1 gram | 1.25 grams | 1.25 grams | |
| Trackability@1g tracking force cm/sec peak velocity: 400 Hz 1 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz |
30 cm/sec 46 cm/sec 80 cm/sec 60 cm/sec |
30 cm/sec 44 cm/sec - 31 cm/sec |
24 cm/sec - - - |
- - - - |
| Amplitude @ 400 Hz | 80 m | 80 m | ||
| Frequency response - essentially flat from: | 10 to 25,000 Hz | 20 to 22,000 Hz | 20 to 18,000 Hz | 20 to 17,000 Hz |
| Stereo channel balance | Within 1.5 dB | Within 2 dB | Within 2 dB | N/A (Monophonic) |
| Stereo channel separation Typical @ 1 kHz 10 kHz |
30 dB 20 dB |
25 dB - |
20 dB - |
N/A (Monophonic) N/A (Monophonic) |
| Output voltage - typical @ 1 kHz: | 3.0 mV | 4.0 mV | 5.0 mV | 4.0 mV |
| Recommended load - 47 kilohms in parallel with: | 250 pf | 250 pf | 250 pf | 250 pf |
| Net weight | 6.6 grams | 6.6 grams | 7.4 grams w/adapter | 6.2 grams |
| Height | 15.875 mm | 15.875 mm | 15.875 mm w/adapter | 15.875 mm |
| Dynamic stablizer damper/de-staticizer | X | X | ||
| Die cast aluminum mounting block | X | X | ||
| Universal mount | X | |||
| For wide groove recordings | X | |||
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| Accessories included | V15VxMR Audiophile | M97xE Audiophile | M92E Audiophile | M78S 78 RPM |
| Alignment protractor | X | |||
| Turntable wedges | X | |||
| Headshell screwdriver | X | X | ||
| Stylus cleaning brush | X | X | ||
| Standard mount adapter | X | |||
| For wide groove recordings | X | |||
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| Replacement Styli | V15VxMR Audiophile | M97xE Audiophile | M92E Audiophile | M78S 78 RPM |
| Single |
VN5xMR (Discont'd) |
N97xE | N92E | N78S |
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