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Title: Replacement stylus for Shure V15 RS
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on April 28, 2013, 04:55:04 PM

I am looking for an original replacement stylus for a Shure V15 RS cartridge. This is just a shot in the dark in the hopes one of the members has one they are looking to get rid of. If I get no luck here I'll end up buying the Ed Hoffman stylus.
This is the info from the Shure site about which styli work with this cart:
The V15-RS replacement stylus was model  VNSE3-HE.  Please see the following link for many sources where you can purchase discontinued Shure styli, like this model. http://shure.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/shure.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2300 (http://shure.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/shure.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2300)

 The N111-HE stylus will also fit, as will the VN5MR.   Neither are available from Shure, but the above dealers might have these styli.

The V15-RS was equivalent to the Shure M111.

The N97xE stylus does NOT fit the V15-RS body.    No current Shure stylus fits the V15-RS body.

The current M97xE is the closest available cartridge to the V15-RS.

Thanks,
Ed

Title: Re: Replacement stylus for Shure V15 RS
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on April 28, 2013, 05:45:09 PM

Did you mean "Ed Saunders" when you said "Ed Hoffman"?   If not...

http://www.edsaunders.com/shurestylus.htm (http://www.edsaunders.com/shurestylus.htm)

Title: Re: Replacement stylus for Shure V15 RS
Post by: Reverend on April 28, 2013, 06:04:12 PM

I would check out the Jico stylus's as well Ed if you're not able to find one thru the forum.

http://www.lpgear.com/category/JICO.html (http://www.lpgear.com/category/JICO.html)

Title: Re: Replacement stylus for Shure V15 RS
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on April 28, 2013, 06:32:45 PM

Quote from: markshan on April 28, 2013, 05:45:09 PM

Did you mean "Ed Saunders" when you said "Ed Hoffman"?   If not...

http://www.edsaunders.com/shurestylus.htm (http://www.edsaunders.com/shurestylus.htm)

that's right... thanks for the correction. I've read the price difference between the saunders and jico doesn't match the sound difference.

Title: Re: Replacement stylus for Shure V15 RS
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on April 28, 2013, 08:43:34 PM

It wasn't intended as a correction so much as hopefully useful info if you didn't already know about it, but you do so I guess it wasn't really all that useful anyway.

I'm here to help. :-[

Title: Re: Replacement stylus for Shure V15 RS
Post by: MasterBlaster on April 29, 2013, 02:45:20 AM

Markshan, Don't sweat it. Your clarification was probably useful for others.

Title: Re: Replacement stylus for Shure V15 RS
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on April 29, 2013, 08:40:48 AM

Not really sweating it, just trying to be funny.   The written word is so vague sometimes.