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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Moving Nail
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Date: Sun, 27-Jan-85 18:16:56 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 27 18:16:56 1985
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> 
> >Heidy ho, Ron, you say that a V15VMR is a moving nail.  You vilify it
> >without (apparant) thought or explaination.
> >
> >Ok, Ron, what's WRONG with it.  Why does it wreck records? That's
> >what a moving nail does, Ron.
> >
> >P.S. I don't own one.

It's a joke son.  I didn't imply that it damaged records.  I was commenting
that even the top of the line Shure is noticiably different than some of
it's competitors even where the price is not that much different.  I used
to think that Stanton made the greatest cartridges in the world.  I had
theirs and I two Audio Technicas at varioius points in time (in case your
wondering, I sold the Stanton with the turntable it was mounted in).  I
found a noticeable improvent over these and the Shure V15s that we used
at work when I switched to Microacoustics.  On my recommendation several
friends bought even cheaper versions of the same cartridge I have.  It
still sounds better.  The versions were priced competitively with almost
every other on the market ($80 range).  There is a drawback.  My replacement
stylus cost me $50.  I don't know if that is common since I don't often
go out pricing styluses by themselves.

-Ron