LP TUNES ViVid Line Upgrade replacement for Shure N97xE stylus

I've had this for over 6 months, and I can report that it has much better bass, and treble than the original. Everything is very clean and detailed sounding. A few notable examples. I recently ordered Eva Cassidy Live Blues Alley 25th anniversary, 180gram, 45RPM. The soundstage is absolutely amazing. It is on the same level, if not surpasses MoFi Eric Clapton Unplugged SACD. My sister gifted me the soundtrack to Sinners on 180gram vinyl. I actually heard the soundtrack before I saw the movie. I didn't know vinyl could support so much bass. My room becomes fully pressurized with that soundtrack, backed by a SVS SB3000. Last would be Miles Davis Kind of Blue. I have this on 200gram 33/3RPM and MoFi SACD. I can hear tape hiss on both, and both sound very much the same. SACD wins on floor noise, but really not by much. My vinyl copy is also crazy clean sounding, but sonically sounding, they sound so close.

The stylus is amazing. The original stylus needed some adjustments. It was a bit harsh in the mid to higher. The new ViVid Line is awesome. No need to EQ needed. Everything pops out and doesn't cause fatigue. Nice lows, mids, and highs. If you what to replace/ update you Shure m97xe, this is it. Maybe a bit pricey but well worth it.

LP TUNES ViVid Line Upgrade replacement for Shure N97xE stylus

I can vouch for Vivid Line. I own many and they are almost always superior to my original Shure styli. The customer service at LP Tunes is second to none! Carrie, Crystal and the rest of the team keep my ears alive. Thanks!

Excellent! It’s like a whole new cartridge.
Bright, full and lots of bass.
I have bought them for all of my Shure line - Type II,III, IV,V and N97xE.
Absolutely worth the expense!

I swapped out my stylus and popped some clean vinyl on to my turntable. Upon dropping the tone arm I immediately noticed less quiet track sound than I was accustom to. (I was at 3/4 volume.) As the music started it as apparent how brilliant this stylus was versus the original Shure stylus. For many years I my favorite cartridge as the Shure M91E. It was that brilliant sound made it my favorite. After that was no longer available I want through several cartridges before landing on the M97E. While it delivered great full range sound it was missing that brilliance of the M91E. With this stylus I now have have that brilliance back.

Nothing better than a new 💎.

This replacement stylus performs as well as the original Shure stylus, but seems a bit pricey without any real uptick in performance...
Still my favourite cartridge.