JICO SAS VN5MR vs Shure VN5MR

[@AceTechHD]

Jico wins here. The genuine VN5MR is still a legendary stylus and very rare these days.

[@cars654]

To bad that Shure is missing out on the vinyl sales going on now. When they moved cartridge manufacturing to Mexico that was the end. Currently using a Shibata stylus in my V15 VMR, seems to open the midrange up a bit and smoother high end.

[@gilwe]

The Jico is more detailed but the Shure sounds warmer

[@TheFibtastic]

They're both very nice. The Shure more natural/neutral, the Jico more detailed in the top end, subjectively "exciting". Prefer the VMR but happy there are options (have two original stylii for my V15v)

[@h0ll0wm9n]

I own a V15 Type V-MR (limited edition, wooden box) , mounted on a Dual CS-5000 ... and with that stabilizer down, the sound quality totally sucks-- that is, the brush microphonic noise is very audible. Vinyl Translators: you need to add some MC carts to your collection ;)

[@frankgeeraerts6243]

I tried with and without brush, I had to experience both and heard the same results as you did, so I played without the brush....brush noise is very audible indeed.

[@anatolygrishin4234]

Both cartridges mistrack the loud orchestral string passage, probably the record is damaged.

[@AALavdas]

Yes, distortion is quite audible, but I am wondering if it is happening somewhere downstream in this transcription