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In Reply to: Re: A Brief History of Shure (well, not really brief) posted by Prism on May 25, 2004 at 15:25:28:
I'm guessing, but just a very small change in the extreme high frequencies -- probably not more than a dB at the highest half octave. The MR tip has a larger groove contact area than the HE, which I surmise reduces the distance the tip indents into the vinyl. The MR tip also has a slimmer scanning radius. Both these factors should increase the high frequency output slightly. I replaced the HE stylus in my original V15V body with the MR stylus. I like the MR better (cleaner tracking) but couldn't hear any audible change in frequency response. Probably my ears just don't work up there any more.OBTW, playback diameter (inner vs outer grooves) and temperature also affect frequency response. There are so many variables in phonograph reproduction that there is no one answer. There's also a number of self-compensating design trade-offs that affect FR, so that most pickups actually sound pretty decent. Some 50-year-old (mono)cartridges had reasonably flat FR -- at least on the first couple plays of a disc. But they chewed up the grooves while getting the signal out.
Regards,
Charlie
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Follow Ups
- Inconsequential change? - Charlie S in Maryland 05/25/0417:30:14 05/25/04 (1)
- Again, interesting stuff - thanks! (nt) - Prism 03:02:27 05/26/04 (0)
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