Did I do a good thing or not?

I still use one of those I bought new way back when and also have the original stylus plus an album that came with it. Can't remember what was on that album but one of these days I'll dig it to find out. I do remember it had a pic of a tonearm with the Shure cartridge in it.

I don't get why you would ask AFTER having made the purchase.  You will be the first to know whether you made a good move, once you have auditioned the cartridge.  Like "secretguy" said, I too never thought the V15 series were  much better than OK.  But it was a phase that everyone went through in the 70s and 80s.

Depends on what you used before the Shure.

Well, gentlemen, I was wondering what knid of a response I would get to my question,. I had a V-15 Tyve IV back in the nether days of my audio life.

Back then, I barely knew how to set up an arm and cartridge. When I decided to get back into analog years ago, I found just how much unknowing I could be accused of,  and set about enlarging my knowledge regarding things of such matter.

I was able to do so, and was even able to construct a Garrard 401 table and plinth.I've been curious about how a Shure V-15 type whatever would sound on a properly set up turntable with a fine arm, phonostage and all to see just how fine it would sound set up in the conditions as they are at che Thomason these days.

Like I said in my post, I guess I'll find out.

Regards

Dan

I would love to know. You are really good at building suspense.