This as I under...stand it is the nearest equivalent to the Shure MR stylus, which I think anyone will be lucky to pick up for less than a Jico neo SAS. Apart from waiting for an old MR to come up, there is the problem in buying one of knowing how much wear a used stylus has had, or whether one claimed to be NOS (new - old stock) really is. So if the sound stacks up, then I hoped it was the best way to go. I have been using a Shure VN35HE for some while, my copy under a microscope appears as good as new. Swapping it for the Jico there was immediately an audible difference to my ears. It was something like the difference going from a VN35E to the HE, but now I was feeling that the sound I was getting from good vintage vinyl was something close to the real sound waves from the recording studio. At times it gave me the eerie feeling that Bowie or whoever was actually in the room with me. So for me it does what I wanted, something that seriously closed the 'realness' gap in sound when listening to good vinyl, and on that basis does not seem unreasonably expensive.
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This stylus give fantastic clarity to... high notes. I guess that's one reason some say it sounds bright. Cost me a bundle, but will say this one is a keeper. I'm torn between the sound emission from this stylus and others which are warmer for that tube effect. Best bet would be having something less expensive for every day use, while breaking this one out when company arrives....Especially if the orchestra has chimes playing in the background. Did I say clarity?
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Jico neo SAS for Shire V15 lll... – V have revived a former audiophile sound and have opened their new and unsurpassed quality of sounding!
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The sound is just delightful. The attack to a needle I drea...med always.
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