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Of course, it has been nearly a decade since I played any vinyl and I have never had any high end gear. It was a snap to plug in and fasten to the tone arm of my garage sale Pioneer turntable. It tracks well and the sound quality is better than I remember for vinyl.
As time has gone on, my usage of the Sony TT has diminished considerably; consequently replacement of the cartridge (stylus) extends further into the future. It worked right out of the box.
Enjoy. No extended warranty is needed; and when you are ready to get rid of it you may not find anymore such things available.
It is all I wanted. Does it even stack up to Audio Technica.not quite.but.if all you do is listen to the occasional record before they all succumb to vinyl rot, you would be hard pressed to put this unit down; unless of course you are made of money and like handmade everything.Buy it and enjoy.
AFG I replace the cartridges regularly on a five year of so basis.
Hand made this is not.
I also like the fact that the Shure rides higher above the record (and record lip too) and doesn't rub on the surface like the Audio Technica carts can. I bought this cartridge because I needed to record some of my old vinyl, childhood Christmas Albums to the computer. The price was just right too. All in all a very solid and good sounding cartridge. I originally had the Audio Technica carts for my Technics Turntable. After a few of these I thought I'd try the Shure product.
High frequencies are a bit overemphasized. the cartridge has a good midrange and bass. Given the price, the sound is better than we have a right to expect. I am using this with an old turntable. the stereo is connected to the computer so I can transfer records (LP's) to my hard drive and later to CD's.
Through my research I've found that this is an affordable option that doesn't take away from the music quality. I'm not that well versed in record players but I bought it for my old Pioneer PL-570 and it works great.
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