Sold Shure M3D

[mrgoodsound]

This is the original Shure M3D cartridge, the first version with a seamless Bakelite body. The factory stamp dates it to December of 1959. Installed is a genuine Shure-made N3D stylus that I purchased NOS and put only handful of hours on. This is the real deal and took me a few years to find. I prefer this cartridge to pretty much all others, including Ortofon SPUs of the same era, which cost much more and require transformers. The sound is in a completely different league to M3D units of the 60s with generic styli (I tried them all).

I sold all of my analog equipment and this is one of the last pieces to go. The body by itself is worth ~$350-400 and the stylus ~$150. I will sell them together for $350 USD including shipping. Put this cartridge in an appropriate arm and enjoy analog bliss from stereo and mono records of the 50s and 60s.

 

[mrgoodsound]

This is still available. Let's say $400 CAD shipped?
Also have a refurbished 12 inch Fairchild 281A that would go perfect with this

 

[Topper]

This is still available. Let's say $400 CAD shipped?
Also have a refurbished 12 inch Fairchild 281A that would go perfect with this for $350 CAD.

Here's an unsolicited endorsement... If somone is looking for an M3D, in my experience that's the one you want. There are quite a few later variations but the tell here is the pin configuration as well as the seamless body. Take a look at most others and you'll see the difference.

 

[prime minister]

It is an interesting cartridge. What makes them so Good?

 

[mrgoodsound]

It is an interesting cartridge. What makes them so Good?

It's the late 50s, the Westrex 45/45 cutting system had been chosen as the standard for stereophonic LPs and record giant Columbia was working with stateside manufacturers to ensure equipment to play this new format was ready for when stereo LPs hit the shelves.

One of those manufacturers was Shure, who licensed the moving magnet generator design inside the monophonic M1 cartridge (they branded it as 'Dynetic') from ELAC in Germany. That generator design was adapted for stereo and the M3D was born. The first M3Ds were handmade with cast bakelite bodies and cost a pretty penny. Lower cost M7D and M8D were available for lower-end decks. This 'Dynetic' generator system carries on through all mainline Shure cartridges of the 1960s and 1970s including the V15 series. It all stems from the grandaddy M3D.

As for the sound, well you need to hear it (in a suitable tonearm) to believe it.

 

[prime minister]

It's the late 50s, the Westrex 45/45 cutting system had been chosen as the standard for stereophonic LPs and record giant Columbia was working with stateside manufacturers to ensure equipment to play this new format was ready for when stereo LPs hit the shelves.

One of those manufacturers was Shure, who licensed the moving magnet generator design inside the monophonic M1 cartridge (they branded it as 'Dynetic') from ELAC in Germany. That generator design was adapted for stereo and the M3D was born. The first M3Ds were handmade with cast bakelite bodies and cost a pretty penny. Lower cost M7D and M8D were available for lower-end decks. This 'Dynetic' generator system carries on through all mainline Shure cartridges of the 1960s and 1970s including the V15 series. It all stems from the grandaddy M3D.

As for the sound, well you need to hear it (in a suitable tonearm) to believe it.

Thanks!
And a pretty good sales pitch too!

 

[JP]

Should you ever be willing to split them, I could use a stylus for my Sept '59 body.

 

[mrgoodsound]

It's still available! And I could really use the cash!

 

[Koda45]

Hmm

 

[mrgoodsound]

Bump

 

[mrgoodsound]

Up, still available

 

[mrgoodsound]

still for sale! one of the very last pieces of analog equipment I have left.
I'm trying to buy a 1962 Guild Starfire so your patronage is appreciated

 

[Dan Quick]

I'll check with my peeps.

 

[mrgoodsound]

Still available!

 

[mrgoodsound]

this sold on fleabay to a very happy Russian. please close =)