Audio Technica AT-VM530xEN Moving Magnet Cartridge

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With the Audio Technica AT-VM530xEN Cartridge your music comes alive with three-dimensional sound reproduction with excellent transient response.


The AT-VMx series brings new warmth and realism to Audio-Technica’s premium dual moving magnet (MM) cartridge line, delivering an expansive soundstage that’s alive with musical detail.

Features

  • AT-VMx dual moving magnet cartridge with 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus

  • 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus tracks the record groove with accuracy for outstanding audio reproduction

  • Significantly lighter stylus tip (compared to previous model) allows for more precise tracing of the record groove 

  • Paratoroidal coils improve generating efficiency for enhanced channel separation, channel balance, and transient response 

  • PCUHD (Pure Copper Ultra High Drawability) coils – and fewer coil turns – deliver highly responsive, three-dimensional sound reproduction with excellent transient response

  • Center shield plate between the left and right channels reduces crosstalk for clear stereo sound

  • Threaded inserts make cartridge easier to mount, especially to integrated tonearms

  • V-cut in the flip-up stylus protector shows stylus position, serving as a guide for lowering the stylus onto a record

  • Durable low-resonance polymer housing 

  • Aluminum cantilever

  • Compatible with any turntable headshell that accepts 1/2" cartridges

  • Compatible with most AT-VMx series replacement styli,* offering a wide choice of options for every budget and application

*Excludes mono models

Like all Audio Technica MM cartridges, this updated design closely mirrors the cutter head used to make the vinyl master. It utilizes two magnets, positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. But the VMx series also introduces material and design changes to further refine the sound, offering responsive playback that is especially sensitive to the dynamism of musical expression.    

Easy to Install & Use

Frequency Response: 20 to 25,000 Hz
Channel Separation: 25 dB (1 kHz)
Vertical Tracking Angle: 20°
Tracking Force: 1.8 to 2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
Stylus Construction: Nude elliptical
Recommended Load Impedance: 47 k ohms
Coil Impedance: 3.2 k ohms (1 kHz)
DC Resistance: 750 ohms
Coil Inductance: 480 mH (1 kHz)
Output Voltage: 3.2 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)
Output Balance: 1.5 dB (1 kHz)
Cantilever: Aluminum pipe
Static Compliance: 23 × 10-6 cm/dyne
Dynamic Compliance: 7 × 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
Dimensions: 28.0 mm (1.1”) × 18.3 mm (0.72”) × 17.6 mm (0.69”) (H × W × D)
Accessories Included: Cartridge installation screws** (M2.6) (10.0 mm (0.39”) × 2, 8.0 mm (0.31”) × 2, 5.0 mm (0.20”) × 2), washer × 2
Threaded Hole: M2.6 × 2
Recommended Load Capacitance: 150 to 250 pF
Replacement Stylus: AT-VMN30xEN* (sold separately)
Stylus Curvature Radius: 0.3 × 0.7 mil
Type: VM
Weight: 7.2 g (0.25 oz)
Notes: *The replacement stylus of this product is used for AT-VMx series products. In this series, we offer replacement styli with different stylus tip structures and point shapes.
**Cartridge installation screws (5.0 mm (0.20”)) x 2 are used to secure the cartridge in the box at the time of purchase. Be sure to keep and not lose these after removing the cartridge from the box.
For product improvement, the product is subject to modification without notice.

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