Audio-Technica AT-VM510xCB Dual Moving Magnet Conical Cartridge - Audio-Technica

Overview
The Audio-Technica AT-VMx series enhances its premium dual moving magnet cartridges with greater warmth, detail, and realism. Featuring dual magnets aligned to the stereo groove, it delivers excellent channel separation and frequency response. Upgrades like PCUHD copper wire and reduced coil turns improve clarity and transient response. The paratoroidal coil design and center shield plate reduce crosstalk for a cleaner stereo image. Practical features include easy-mount threaded inserts and a V-cut stylus guard for precise placement, making the VMx series a refined, user-friendly choice for high-quality vinyl playback.

Features:

• AT-VMx Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge
• Conical Bonded Stylus (0.6 mil)
• Paratoroidal Coils Improve Channel Separation, Channel Balance, And Transient Response
• Center Shield Plate Reduces Crosstalk
• Durable Low-Resonance Polymer Housing
• Aluminum Cantilever
• Compatible with Any Turntable Headshell That Accepts 1/2” Cartridges
  

Specifications:

• Type: VM
• Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz
• Output voltage: 5.0 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)
• Channel separation: 24 dB (1 kHz)
• Output balance: 1.5 dB (1 kHz)
• Tracking force: 1.8 to 2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
• Coil impedance: 3.2 k ohms (1 kHz)
• DC resistance: 750 ohms
• Recommended load impedance: 47 k ohms
• Recommended load capacitance: 150 to 250 pF
• Coil inductance: 480 mH (1 kHz)
• Static compliance: 23 × 10-6 cm/dyne
• Dynamic compliance: 7 × 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
• Stylus: Conical bonded
• Stylus curvature radius: 0.6 mil
• Cantilever: Aluminum pipe
• Vertical tracking angle: 20°
• Dimensions 1.1” × 0.72” × 0.69”
• Threaded hole M2.6 × 2
• Weight 7.2 g (0.25 oz)
• Replacement stylus (sold separately): 1 AT-VMN10xCB

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