Shure M78S Wide Groove Monophonic Cartridge


I've been stuck with a shelf load of old 78s from various sources and had been without a means to play them since my old BSR turntable died. Then along comes Amazon to the rescue by packaging a fine shure cartidge and monogroove stylus with a great Audiotechnica turntable at an excellent price. The sound quality of the cartidge and stylus is very good considering what it has to work with. Minimal hissing. Two comments: The wiring diagram with the catridge is inaccurate. You need to remove the jumper wires connecting the output pins in order to read the pin assignments directly from the cartidge. Diagram is not correct. Also, suggest Amazon package a second head shell with the cartidge since the microgroove cartidge on the Audiotechnica turntable is not a Shure. This allows faster changes when playing 78s.

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Brand: Shure
Color: Black
Model: M78S
Release Date: 1997-10-13

Product Description:
The Shure M78S monophonic cartridge is specifically designed for playing wide groove/78 RPM records. The N78S replacement stylus can also be used in any Shure's current line of phono cartridges.

Features:
  • 1/2" tone arm mount, moving magnet cartridge type
  • Designed for playing wide groove / 78 RPM records
  • Diamond stylus tip, polished natural gemstone
  • Recommended load: 47 kilohms in parallel with 250 pf
  • Heat-treated aluminum alloy/tubular cantilever
Available at Amazon
List Price: USD 90.00
Lowest New Price: USD 29.99

Customer Reviews


Great Product but Beware of Instructions
The sound quality plucked out of my old 78s is excellent, and the cartridge does it with a low tracking force. Highly recommended.

Beware, however, of the installation instructions. For proper operation, remove the jumpers. Thanks to other reviewers for the heads-up on this.


Perfect!
The cartridge mounted perfectly on my Dual CS5000 turntable, and plays 78 rpm records beautifully. I am more than content.


Hummmm FIX! Great fit on Stanton H4-S Repl,Headshell
I bought this cartridge, the Shure M78S with intentions of buying another headshell. Using a Stanton H4-S Replacement headshell for a quick swap to play old 78s, on a new audio-technica AT-PL120 (Stanton H4-S Replacement Headshell is great for the money). Instruction that did come with cartridge are NOT correct as other viewers have stated. Even going to the web site did not solve my hum problem at first. I did fix the problem using only one jumper for the two "ground wires" LG & RG(comes with two jumpers connecting R to L & LG to RG "green-blue and red-white"). Using a small knife or whatever slip off R-L jumper that is around the two pins (top two pins). No hum NOW! and enjoying some great old 78s. Hope this is helpful to someone.


A good choice for the money
I have transferred almost 100 78 recordings to my computer and then burned them to CD using this cartridge. I did have to raise the tracking force from 3 to 3.5 grams to insure better tracking, especially on any recordings that are warped. I use this cartridge solely for 78 recordings. There are cartridges that track at 4-5 grams, but they cost more. Each person has to decide whether that cost is worth it. For the price the Shure m78s is a good buy.