AJD1964
Well-Known Member
I just received my new M97xE yesterday, and it performs MUCH better than I expected. I am so used to my AT's and their sound, now I really see the difference. Not that the AT sound is a bad thing, but I've now realized they are seem very CD like, and I always had to hold the treble pot back to 10:00 position. The M97xE is NOT dull at all on my system as some do find. I am using the cart right now with my Dual 1219/SX-750/Forte-1 set-up. Got lucky with the original interconnects I suppose.
I've only played 3 albums so far (This is Moody Blues, Let it Bleed, and Go-Gos debut) and one mono 45 ('63 Tymes Wonderful Wonderful) with it so far. The M97xE has very silky smooth detail, HUGE bass, and pleasant high end with NO fatigue. I can now run my treble pot at center flat position. This is the sound I was hoping to get with an NOS stylus I found for my V15-II, but it was a dud maybe due to it's age. Maybe now I've found that real "warm" vinyl sound. Can't wait to try it on my Jazz LP's.
The only negative I've noticed, and it is VERY minimal, is that I heard extremely slight LP inner grove breakdown on the "Let It Bleed" track of that album. Unless a record was previously trashed, I've never heard IGD with my AT440-MLA before, and that is the only cart I have so far that I can say that about. I may still have tweaking to do with the M97xE however.
I've only played 3 albums so far (This is Moody Blues, Let it Bleed, and Go-Gos debut) and one mono 45 ('63 Tymes Wonderful Wonderful) with it so far. The M97xE has very silky smooth detail, HUGE bass, and pleasant high end with NO fatigue. I can now run my treble pot at center flat position. This is the sound I was hoping to get with an NOS stylus I found for my V15-II, but it was a dud maybe due to it's age. Maybe now I've found that real "warm" vinyl sound. Can't wait to try it on my Jazz LP's.
The only negative I've noticed, and it is VERY minimal, is that I heard extremely slight LP inner grove breakdown on the "Let It Bleed" track of that album. Unless a record was previously trashed, I've never heard IGD with my AT440-MLA before, and that is the only cart I have so far that I can say that about. I may still have tweaking to do with the M97xE however.