The Shure Ultra 500 is one of the very finest carts. I have had it for decades and lived happily ever since. To surpass it especially in musicality is a very hard task to a any HQ cart IMHO. Of course it´s also a superb tracker. It fits best a very low mass arm, the best pivot arm is the SME III with it´s super rigid S-shaped 4.5 grams titanium nitride wand and Shures love the Terminator air bearing arm too.
Anybody specialize in older SHure carts?
Other than fleabay...what other source would be a valuable supplier of vintage V-15 models, 97mHE, etc....thanks.....