Shure Needles / Stylus

The replacement for the Shure N-96LT N96LT needle stylus features a highly polished elliptical diamond mounted on a metal alloy cantilever for accurate tracing of stereo record grooves. It results in long playing life and a faithful rendition of voice and music.

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The replacement for the Shure N-97EJ N97EJ needle stylus features a special elliptical diamond for excellent tracing of record grooves. It results in superb rendition of voice and music.

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The replacement for the Shure N-97LT N97LT needle stylus features a highly polished hyperelliptical round diamond bonded to a hollow metal alloy thin-wall cantilever for superior tracing of record grooves. It elevates musical performance and harmonic sound quality to a very high level of realism and fidelity.

The replacement for the Shure N99E stylus features a highly polished and precision profiled special elliptical diamond with .0003 x .0007 inch scanning and tracing radii for very high tracing accuracy of record grooves. It plays musically with vivid detail, body and natural tonal balance. The stylus is made in Japan.

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The replacement for the Shure N33-7 needle stylus features a conical diamond for long playing life and good rendition of voice and music.

The replacement for the Shure N44-3 needle stylus is used with the Shure M44 series cartridges. The stylus features a 3.0 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music. The stylus is made in Japan by a world-class manufacturer with a reputation for crafting musically excellent and high-quality replacement styli.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

The replacement for the Shure N55E-3 needle stylus is used with the Shure M55E series cartridges. The stylus features a 3.0 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music. The stylus is made in Japan by a world-class manufacturer with a reputation for crafting musically excellent and high-quality replacement styli.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

The replacement for the Shure N70-3 needle stylus is used with the Shure M70 series, Shure M72 series, and Realistic Shure R25, and R47 series cartridges. The stylus features a 3.0 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music. The stylus is made in Japan by a world-class manufacturer with a reputation for crafting musically excellent and high-quality replacement styli.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

The Shure N75-3 needle stylus is used with the Shure M75 series, Shure M91 series, and Realistic Shure R25, R27, R1000 series cartridges. Our replacement stylus features a 3.0 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music. The stylus is made in Japan by a world-class manufacturer with a reputation for crafting musically excellent and high-quality replacement styli.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

The replacement for the Shure N75HE Type 2 needle stylus is used with all Shure M75 series cartridges and other select Shure cartridges. The stylus features a highly polished hyperelliptical diamond bonded to a thin-wall aluminum alloy cantilever for precision tracing of record grooves. It results in very high fidelity of recorded material for critical listening and recording to digital.

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The replacement for the Shure N78S needle stylus is used with the Shure V15VxMR, M97xE, M94E, M92E, M35S, M35X, SC35C and M78 phono cartridges. The stylus features a 3.0 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

The replacement for the Shure N95-3 needle stylus is used with the Shure M95 series, Shure M905EX M911ED, and Realistic Shure RM950, and R9000 series cartridges. The stylus features a 3.0 mil polished diamond designed specifically for the correct tracing of the wide grooves of 78 RPM records. It results in minimal groove wear and accurate rendition of voice and music. The stylus is made in Japan by a world-class manufacturer with a reputation for crafting musically excellent and high-quality replacement styli.

A very common misconception is that you can use an LP stylus for playing 78 RPM records. This is one quick and sure way to damage the 78 RPM record grooves. To maintain the playback fidelity of your 78 record, you really need to use a stylus designed for 78 RPM records, otherwise with just a single playing, you could ruin the fidelity of the record grooves. Moreover, the LP stylus is much narrower than the 78 RPM record groove hence the tip will slide to the bottom of the groove where debris has collected for many decades. This results in extraordinarily high-surface noise.

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The replacement for the Shure N-95EJ N95EJ needle stylus is used with the Shure M95EJ phono cartridge and other Shure M95 series cartridges. The stylus features an elliptical diamond for superb tracking and tracing of record grooves. It results in finer detail and harmonically complete sound quality. The stylus is made in Japan by a world-class manufacturer with a reputation for crafting musically excellent and high-quality replacement styli.

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The replacement for the Shure NDC-EJ NDCEJ needle stylus features a highly polished and precision profiled special elliptical diamond with .0003 x .0007 inch scanning and tracing radii bonded to a thin-wall aluminum alloy tube cantilever for natural tone, harmonic richness, excellent detail and vivid clarity across the frequency spectrum.

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The replacement for the Shure NE-97HE NE97HE needle stylus features a highly polished hyperelliptical diamond for excellent tracing of record grooves, long playing life and very accurate rendition of recorded voice, music and harmonics.

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