Shure V15 User Manual
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Table
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Introdi~ctron
Kc\ Ratt~re\ and
TrxkabAty &plane(!
MIICKOWALIJBe
ti~~~erehptrcal Styjus Tip
Total Tmkahltv Index
fhgh
rechnolog Gartr~dge ,\istent
Dynanr~c S~abdrter/Ue~lat~c~~er
SDE-GII~RI)
Smmphfied Xlounring
Al~gn~~ient indr~me11IAtron
Computer
Speaficakons
Eree Test Recorci
Warrant! Bdck Corer
Benefit\
"
Stylu\ Shank
Stvim
I'roiedton h!ci(fnl
Print-Our
(3%)
Bxk
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8-9
40-13
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tx)ver
the
This escepliond new
cartridge reirmwnts a qoantuln
leap forwltrd
ptrhmance.
v
cctnstnictio~~ features: perfomme capabilities,
and high technolog i~atnunentl\tion.
is
unequaled listt.nirrg pleasure.. . iiskning plcasure
tirat
renow~led
re-crvrxes the music:
of
the
sophistirated array of inlpor&nt
refined sound reproduction designed
goes
a step beyond eve11
Yl5
Type
the prfomai~ce!
V15
a
ster,
in
phono cartridge
It
hrinp together a
The
tlxat
of
the world-
I\:
The
ti15
Type
\'
hack
!lot
the erntilion
V
it
brings
type
beuond
to
new
result
give
only
. .
only
the
15
Type V offers
outstanding features and
benetits:
all
these
v
kr;llium M1CKOF:WBeT~sty1us
shank results in superior trackability for more
accurate sound reproduction.
*
'aSMTM
reduces record wear and distortion.
*
Iiigh efficiency mgnetic structtire for the
ultin~ate flat freque~jcy response.
*
Dynamic
record warp, dust, and surface
static electricity.
*
Exclusive
protection system guards
stylus damage.
*
The highest known trackabiiity at I grant for
extended record and tip life.
*
Precision instrumentation for the critical
atigliment of the stylus to the record.
*
Individually serialized; each cartridge
supplied with a serialized printout
of its individual performance.
polished Hyprelliptica' stylus tip
Srabilizer/l)estaticizer
SII)E-f;I:.M)
owrconles
stylus
agairlst accident&
total
trackabilit
Trackahiiity is an importar~t concept introdtic4 by
Shure to bring into focus the primary requirement
a
phonograph cztridge must meet in playing
todafs recordings. Simply stated, Traclxabiiity is
measure
both
denland for a cartridge to cop
the
hequencies each place &%rent rquirements on
the phonogay~h cartridge, yet
aneously slrtisfied
to
Of
are ofien due to the high frequenq tfacking challeng of high pitched sounds and sharp wdnsients.
The challenge
at
is the tracking of low and mid frequencies. In
addition,
of
the stylus' abiiity to stay
grtxtve wdls. Total Trxkabiiity expresses the
entirtr kquenq range.
if
11id1
level con~plex signals are
be accurately rracked.
ali signals, the most dmmding requirenrents
of
tmckng high frequency signals is
least
as imprunt for accurate reproducljon
mistracking of
grnove dmqe. Cntil now this ckdenge
record
i~as
not been met.
any
in
with
Low,
mid, and hgh
all
must
signal resills in
y
contact with
signds over
be
sinlul-
a
as
The
V
LLIB@M
Beryllium MICROWALL/Be Stylus Shank and
New Hyperelliptical Tip.. . Combined For
Lowest Effective
Mass
Ever!
fk:ryUiunl is the ideal material for a stylus sharlk
due
to
its extrenle liglll weight and high
rigclity.
These ided proprties can ody resuft in superior
perfoma~ct. when the materid is structurdy
optimked. Shure
fomling a
for
thin w&d
mass
of
any
construction is
The measure
stihess to effective
has
developed a unique process
0.0005
tube,
inch BerylLiun~ ukra-
res~~lting in
the
lowest eff~tke
stylus shank ever. This unique stylus
cded
?;IIGKO%:4LL/Re.
of
a stylus shank's cayabittty is the
nx~s
ratio
of
the stfucturr
called the Shank Rrfomarlce Mio, -with hi$er
ratios indicamg better prfomra~~ce The advan-
Cross Sections of Beryllium Stylus Shanks
Solid Rod Thick Wall Tube MICROWwBe
(10
mil
(12
diameter)
1.00*
*Shank Performance Ratio:
stifFness/effective mass,
relative to a
10
2
mil diameter solid rod.
mil diameter,
mil
wd)
2.06*
(18
mil diameter,
0.5
mil
6.25*
wall)
iqes that can be reali~ed ttirough the use
thm-waiiled tube such
illustrated
at
lower Ieft.
as
the &lICROW.4I.L/fk: are
of
a
The truly important Shmk Verfomance Ratio represents the combination of
together with
geometry can
tile structural advanwes that
prtdde. &%3e materials may have
n~alerial properties
a
high saess and/or low mass, until now processes have not evolved to
gtwn~etric
a shank
factors
with a high stjffness to mas ratio. The
take
that proktde
full
advdntak;e of the
the
perforn~arlce of
%!ICKOWM,LiKe shank incorpraks both material
and
properties
structural principies to yield tl~e
fri&est hown Shank Perfomlance Katio, rttsulting
in unp"-ec"la~ted high frequenq
trskbility.
Nearly doubles high frequency trackability
Nowhere
essentsd
$
an industry sbndard by trackng a
37
mass
with Tmhbifity at an incredible
is
improvement in Trachbility more
than
in the hi$ frequenq rmge, aixlve
Litiz,
%%en the
cm/sec.** The
V15
'bye
IVwas introduced,
V15
l'pe
Y,
with Lslow effective
10
kHz tone at
MfCR~w~IjBe shank, host doubles this,
60
cmjsec." '"n
it
set
practical terms, this means there is atnlost nothing
reords tht the Rpe\'cmot track accil-
put onto
rately9 including the "hottest" signds of
Super Discs.
in
Trackability since the introduction of the
iYj
Type
It
marks the higgest leap forward
11-all at an oplimum stylr~s force
rodq's
of
one gram.
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%ak
Xlocity
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