What's this cartridge?

[Geoff101]

This came on a deck I bought the other day:

http://www.g32.co.uk/images/oddcart.JPG

Not seen one before. Has a (knackered) Shure stylus but otherwise, no markings that I can see. Cart is permenantly fixed to the sprung carrier.

[aniki]

Shure 'gard-a-matic'
Shure M75E-95G Type 2 etc.

[Geoff101]

Thanks - what's the idea behind it?

[Barry]

This ought to explain things Geoff: http://cdn.shure.com/user_guide/upload/1010/us_pro_m75e-95g-t2_ug.pdf

[petrat]

Quote ...

Perhaps the most desirable advantage of all is, the M75E- 95G Type 2 makes it posslble to operate the turntable In situatlons where a changer normally will not work well. These include such adverse codltlons as aboard a ship during a storm; in rooms where modern dancing is done; and, in general, in any area in which shaky floors or unstable phonograph supports wlll normally cause mistracking of the cartridge.

Yeh, you got be careful with that modern dancing :dance:

:rfl:

[danilo]

Hey! don't forget in a War zone
If mine I'd keep it as testimony to a Nutty idea.. realised.