Shure V15 vs V15 Type V xMR

1964 and 1997 A contrast in sound. A comparison of the original V15 and the last V15 model, the V15 Type VxMR. 33 years of technology separates the 2 models. These 2 cartridges sound nothing like the other V15 models. While the sound of the V15 Type II through Type V-MR was designed to be flat and uncolored, the sound of the original V15 and the xMR is definitely not neutral. The peak in the 12k - 15k Hz range in the V15 produces a "bright" sound with an emphasis in the high frequencies; there is a slight hiss. The xMR used the same technology that is used in microphones to produce a fuller, warmer vocal tone; the result is what Shure calls a more "musical" sound.