AT VM520EB Moving Magnet Cartridge

This is the AT520EB:  Low Resonance Polymer Body, Elliptical Bonded Stylus.  A fine MM cartridge with its Elliptical stylus giving excellent performance and revealing more detail than the conical stylus.

 

Free UK P&P with Tracking

 

Elliptical Bonded profile diamond stylus

VM type dual magnet system

Para-toroidal coils improve generating efficiency

Aluminium cantilever

Centre shield plate between stereo channels

Durable low resonance polymer housing

 

Elliptical diamond stylus follows the groove modulation with greater precision compared to a conical stylus, offering improved frequency and phase responses whilst reducing distortion.

VM type dual magnet design ensures outstanding channel separation, extended frequency response and superb tracking

Lightweight aluminium cantilever allows for faithful reading of the record groove

Centre shield plate enables the effective separation of left and right channels, suppressing electrical crosstalk to below 40dB

Durable low resonance polymer housing

 

From the new 'VM range' of Moving Magnet Cartridges from Audio Technica:

Two body types:

  • Low resonance Polymer  (500 Series)
  • Die cast Aluminium  (700 Series)

 

Six Stylus Types

  • Conical Bonded  (CB)
  • Elliptical Bonded (EB)
  • Elliptical Nude (EN)
  • Microline (ML)
  • Shibata (SH)
  • Special Line Contact  (SLC)

 (plus stylus and body types for mono and 78 replay)




Full interchangeability between stylus assemblies (every stylus assembly fits both body types)  




We were pleased to be at the Stylus 2017 Vinyl show in March demonstrating the full range of VM cartridges and showing the benefits of each stylus type.

 

Specification

 

Type

VM Type

Mounting

1/2” centres

Frequency Response

20 - 23,000Hz

Channel Separation

27dB (1kHz)

Output Channel Balance

1.5dB (1kHz)

Output Voltage

4.5mV (1kHz, 5cm/sec.)

Vertical Tracking Angle

23˚

Vertical Tracking Force Range

1.8 – 2.2g (2.0g standard)

Stylus Shape

Elliptical Bonded

Stylus Size

0.3 x 0.7 mil

Stylus Construction

Bonded Round Shank

Cantilever

Aluminium Pipe

Coil Impedance

2,700Ω (1kHz)

Static Compliance

35 x 10-6 cm/dyne

Dynamic Compliance

8 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100Hz)

Recommended Load Impedance

47,000Ω

Recommended Load Capacitance

100 – 200pF

Weight

6.4g

Dimensions

17.3 (H) x 17.0 (W) x 28.2 (L) mm

Replacement Stylus

VMN20EB

Accessories Included

Cartridge installation screws 5mm ×2 and 10mm ×2, Washer ×2, Hexagon nut ×2,