fact: professional studio technology comes to home hi-fi!
if you transfer discs to tape
Use the cartridge developed for professional recording studios. The SC39 Series has a special strengthened internal stylus-support wire and elastomer bearing to improve stability when professional back-cuing and slip-cuing techniques are employed.
In addition, the SC39 offers a unique stylus tip not available on any other cartridge: the MASAR tip, designed for playing even delicate lacquer masters, without objectionable noise buildup or "cue-burn" damage. It even helps when playing discs with high surface noise, or 45 rpm records made from reprocessed, substandard vinyl or polystyrene.
if youngsters have access to your hi-fi
This cartridge also comes close to being butterfinger proof. Most stylus damage is caused either by dropping the cartridge or by pushing the stylus sideways against the edge of a record. To protect against this, the SC39 is equipped with two remarkable features. The first is the Lever-Operated Stylus Guard, which locks the stylus guard in safety position when not in use. With the flip of a thumb, the guard snaps up and the operating lever turns into a handy cuing aid.
In addition, the SIDE-GUARD Stylus Deflector protects the stylus shank from damage by withdrawing it safely into the cartridge body in response to sideways impacts.
Lever-Operated Stylus Guard; SIDE-GUARD Stylus Deflector
if you prefer professional response
The transparent sound of the SC39 Series is due to its optimized professional response which is virtually flat through the upper mid-range, with a smooth and gentle rolloff at the highest frequencies. It is especially pleasant when used with loudspeakers that tend to exaggerate the high frequencies.
There are three models in the SC39 Series: SC39ED-Biradial (Elliptical) stylus for 3/4 to 1 1/2 gram tracking; SC39EJ-Biradial (Elliptical) stylus for 1 1/2 to 3 gram tracking; and SC39B-Spherical stylus for 1 1/2 to 3 gram tracking.
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SC39 series professional phono cartridges.
SHURE
(adapted from Audio magazine, Dec. 1979)
Also see:
Shure phono cartridges (ad, Feb. 1979)
Shure V15 Type IV Phono Cartridge (Feb. 1979)
Shure phono cartridges (Feb. 1978)
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