Shure M78S Wide Groove Monophonic Cartridge

by Shure

Product Features

• Mounting hardware included
• Stylus guard included
• Diamond stylus tip : Wide Spherical
• Spherical radius 2.5 mil
• Low record wear

Product Details

Product Manual [612kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.6 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000246SZK
• Item model number: M78S
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,039 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Bring back the past in full clarity with the Shure M78S monophonic cartridge, which is specifically designed for playing wide-groove, 78 RPM records. Additionally, its N78S replacement stylus can be used in any of Shure's current line of phono cartridges.

Specifications Tone Arm Mount Standard 1/2 inch Cartridge Type Moving magnet Cantilever Shure Type I - Low mass Heat-treated aluminum alloy / tubular 1.0 mil wall thickness / 30 mil diameter Diamond Stylus Tip Polished natural gemstone Spherical Radius: 2.5 mil Tracking Force Effective at stylus tip Range: 1.5 to 3.0 grams Output Voltage Typical at 1 kHz: 4.0 mV RMS at 5 cm/sec peak velocity Recommended Load 47 kilohms in parallel with 250 pf Net Weight 6.2 grams

The Shure M78S monophonic cartridge.

Product Description

The Shure M78S monophonic cartridge is specifically designed for playing wide groove/78 RPM records. The N78S replacement stylus can also be used in any Shure's current line of phono cartridges.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great but beware, December 25, 2007

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Phillip A. Lecso - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure M78S Wide Groove Monophonic Cartridge (Electronics)

I wired this cartridge according to the enclosed instructions and as a result no sound came out of the cartridge. Upon visiting the Shure webpage, I diiscovered that the wrong wiring diagram was given for this product. It's a price hard to beat, but be aware that the enclosed wiring instructionns are wrong.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor manufacturing now days, November 6, 2007

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G. Pichini "Patuch" (Dearborn, MI US of A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure M78S Wide Groove Monophonic Cartridge (Electronics)

Due that I read the reviews on this cartridge prior to making my purchase, I was prepared for the way it is wired for mono though it is a stereo unit. I wasn't concerned about this because being my deck is a stereo one I would have had to tie the signals together externally to make it mono anyways, so this made that an easier process.

However, when I received this cartridge the first thing I felt less than thrilled about is its cheap packaging. The next thing was that I referenced the connection process to the instruction sheet included in the package which had me going for quite a while. Basically, what they show in the instruction sheet isn't how the cartridge terminals are laid out on the cartridge so my first attempt had the positive leads each tied to one anothers ground via the jumpers they installed.

After several more attempts of getting it connected correctly, I ended up looking at one of my older Shure cartridges I have so I could verify the pin-out on the cartridge itself. The new one is unreadable due to poor manufacturing so it was good I had another one to look at for this.

Once I got it connected properly, it played fine and I don't have any complaints on that but this should have been a simple install if not for the bad illustration included with it.

Things sure are made very cheaply now days.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hummmm FIX! Great fit on Stanton H4-S Repl,Headshell, January 26, 2009

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Mr. James K. Whitfield Sinks "Parakeet" (Spring Hill TN.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure M78S Wide Groove Monophonic Cartridge (Electronics)

I bought this cartridge, the Shure M78S with intentions of buying another headshell. Using a Stanton H4-S Replacement headshell for a quick swap to play old 78s, on a new audio-technica AT-PL120 (Stanton H4-S Replacement Headshell is great for the money). Instruction that did come with cartridge are NOT correct as other viewers have stated. Even going to the web site did not solve my hum problem at first. I did fix the problem using only one jumper for the two "ground wires" LG & RG(comes with two jumpers connecting R to L & LG to RG "green-blue and red-white"). Using a small knife or whatever slip off R-L jumper that is around the two pins (top two pins). No hum NOW! and enjoying some great old 78s. Hope this is helpful to someone.