Shure M-93E (documented 1970–1980)
The M-93E is a Shure moving-magnet cartridge with an elliptical stylus. It turns up constantly in period turntable advertising and almost never in the company's own historical material. Most people met it as the factory-fitted cartridge on someone else's turntable, not as a standalone box on a dealer's shelf.
A 1980 equipment directory gives the fullest spec summary (HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers, 1980, p.118):
- Moving-magnet type with elliptical stylus
- Output: 6.2 mV at 5 cm/sec peak velocity (1 kHz)
- Frequency response: 20–20,000 Hz
- Channel separation: 25 dB (1 kHz)
- Tracking force: 1–1.5 g
What the period record documents best is where the M-93E went as original equipment. High Fidelity (December 1970, p.132) noted that the BSR McDonald 610/X "Total Turntable" package included the Shure M-93E elliptical magnetic cartridge. It also appeared in the Altec 911A compact system, paired with the Garrard SL 95B turntable (High Fidelity, July 1971, p.50). The AR-XB manual turntable was supplied with the M-93E, base, and dust cover (HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers, 1974, p.55).
The Archive's own file on the M-93E is thin. Shure's standalone literature hasn't surfaced, and no original solo price is confirmed. The bundle pattern points to a mainstream moving-magnet design, good enough for BSR, Garrard, and AR to put their names next to it, if not one of Shure's headline models.
Similar items on eBay
No exact Shure M-93E listings are live right now — these searches show current Shure and similar vintage audio gear on eBay:
As an eBay Partner, we earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support our independent vintage technology research.
Related Models
- Shure M44G
- Shure V-15111
- ADC 220X
- ADC 303B
- ADC QLM-36
- ADC QLM (1970s–1980s)
- ADC QLM30/III
- ADC QLM30 (1976–1984)
- ADC QLM30mkII
- ADC QLM33 MkIII