Well, as a few here may remember, I purchased a new cartridge a few weeks ago to replace my Shure V15V-MR, which had become suspect from wear. The initial experience with the new Shure M97xE was undermined by the snap, crackles, and pops that seemed to be heard more or less on all my old LP's, as well as new ones.
Today, I cleaned a few of my records, mostly my collection of Rolling Stones Albums, with a Spin-Clean. And, then, after brushing them with an anti-static brush I played these old records again and actually enjoyed the experience, which was largely without the distraction of pops and crackles.
At any rate, now, without the distractions, I can say the Shure M97xE is getting me the Satisfaction I expected from it.