| Form Factor | ½" Standard Mount |
| Signal Path | Analog Hardware |
| Dimensions | 16 mm |
| Weight | 6.6 g |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz - 22 kHz |
| Cartridge Type | Moving Magnet (MM) |
| Output Voltage | 4.0 mV |
| Recommended Load | 47 kΩ; 250 pf |
| Tracking Force Range | 0.75 - 1.50 g |
| Tracking Force Optimum | 1.25 g |
| Trackability | 1 kHz: 44 cm/s; 10 kHz: 31 cm/s |
| (Stylus) Cantilever | Shure Type II - Very low mass (Heat-treated aluminum alloy / tubular, 1.0 mil wall thickness / 20 mil diameter) |
| Diamond Stylus Tip | Polished natural gemstone, Elliptical 0.2 x 0.7 mil |
| Compliance | 25 µm/mN |
| Stereo Channel Balance | 2 dB |
| Channel Separation (at 1kHz) | 25 dB |
| Replacement Needles | N97xE (Model Name/Number) |
| Links | Shure USA · Shure EU |
| Notes | The M97xE is a superb smooth-sounding phonograph cartridge designed to provide long hours of undistorted listening, without fatiguing the ear. Its highly precise tracking ability and flat frequency response are made possible by Shure's unique Type II low-mass thin-wall aluminum alloy stylus cantilever, combined with a precision-crafted, finely polished, elliptical diamond tip.
- Dynamic Stabilizer damper / de-statcizer
- Die cast aluminum mounting block
- Side Guard stylus protection system |
