Shure to leave the phono business


Sorry to see this. I was really hoping, with the vinyl resurgence, that Shure might be working on some updated carts, but alas, ’tis not to be.

I have sold/owned/setup so many Shure carts in my day, that I couldn't even remember/count them.  Almost always excellent performers.  Just uninstalled a Shure V15TypeIIIHE with an Ed Saunders stylus.  Was on my table for quite awhile.  Replaced with a Fidelity Research MC-202 from my recently found stash of demo/store carts that have been missing for 25+ years.

https://www.analogplanet.com/content/shure-exits-phono-cartridge-business
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Back in the 70's a cheap Grado FTE ($15) always beat the Shures for sound quality and sheer musical enjoyment! Gordon Holt and Harry Pearson would agree!
The writing was on the wall when their cartridges were manufactured in Mexico!
Too bad, the Shure M97xE was a fantastic starting cart for those just entering hi-fi analog
Back in the 70's a cheap Grado FTE ($15) always beat the Shures for sound quality and sheer musical enjoyment! Gordon Holt and Harry Pearson would agree!

I used to order that model (well, the GTE+1), 25 at a time.  Although it was a great starter cart, IMHO, it wasn't in the same league as the Shures, but was a very musical, easy to listen to cartridge.