Shure M97xe Cart

[speakerman1]

I have one extra sitting here. I canceled the Grado. It was suggested by a person I respect a great deal to go with the Jico stylus. He said it fulfills all of his needs. So I think I may just do that.

Larry

 

[orange]

So it's not extra now?

 

[speakerman1]

Oh yes it is 175.00 extra.

Larry

 

[orange]

From the picture I found it looks worth it.

 

[speakerman1]

That is what every one says. With it it makes a 235.00 cart.

Larry

 

[laatsch55]

Is there a Jico in this one??

 

[speakerman1]

LOL Yea right. Sure there is.

Larry

 

[laatsch55]

Thanks Buddy!!!!

 

[speakerman1]

Just picked up a modded N97 with Jico cart. The brush and everything removed.

We will see.

Larry

 

[ksrigg]

How much difference dow the JICO stylus REALLY make? IO mean really, can you tell the difference if someone were to blindfold you and switch them out and play the same track with the two different stylii....Is ther a $20.00 difference?

Just wondering..

 

[speakerman1]

HMMMM Thought I was seeing double. What 20.00? Can we combine the 2 threads? Jico is 175.00. Now

Larry

 

[speakerman1]

Here is a pic of the modded cart.

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The filler is on all the gaps. Thus keeping unwanted sources out and the wanted ones in.

Larry

 

[Peter Walker]

How much difference dow the JICO stylus REALLY make? IO mean really, can you tell the difference if someone were to blindfold you and switch them out and play the same track with the two different stylii....Is ther a $20.00 difference?

Just wondering..

From my perspective, using a high-end turntable, arm and phono preamp the difference the Jico SAS makes is night and day. Properly set up it rivals many moving coils at ten times the price. The problem is most who use it don't think it deserves the best TT, arm, phono preamp . It certainly pays back any $ you spend on the associated gear.
My experience also tells me you get far better transient response in the bass by leaving the Shure brush on. That is unless you're lucky enough to be running an M97XE with Jico SAS stylus on a Towsend 'Rock' turntable with the silicon damping trough.
The Shure /JICO combination also benefits from pressing a piece of Blutak half the size of a match head at the side of the cartridge where the stylus assembly joins the cartridge body. Others claim painting the metal stylus part that's inserted into the cartridge body with nail polish
helps but I've never been brave enough to risk that particular tweak.

 

[speakerman1]

I have a modded cart with the Jico. Haven't tried it yet. For the price even w/o the Jico it is a good cart.

Larry

 

[ksrigg]

Can you get a special price on the JICO? I'd like to see it too but the link doesn't work for me...Got another pic??

 

[speakerman1]

http://www.lpgear.com/product/e007498.html

Larry

 

[Peter Walker]

Can you get a special price on the JICO? I'd like to see it too but the link doesn't work for me...Got another pic??

From my perspective, and I don't want to sound rude here, the JICO SAS at the standard price IS already a 'special price' for what it is. Probably one of the great audio bargains. It's a shame that moving coil snobs refuse to believe how good this thing is.

 

[speakerman1]

A friend sold me mine. He said for the price it can't be beat.

Larry

 

[speakerman1]

Lee is sitting on a pretty nice table with a Shure on it. I paid 150.00 for my Shure with the mod being done. And the Jico on it. You track at 1.25 to 1.50.

Larry

 

[laatsch55]

That's what I set my wt at??