Audio-Technica Consumer VM530EN Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge with Elliptical Nude Stylus

The VM530EN is a top-end elliptical stylus cartridge in Audio-Technica’s new VM cartridge line – a line that harks back to A-T’s early days as a manufacturer primarily of high-end phono cartridges, while also incorporating today’s advanced technology. Like all VM cartridges, the VM530EN is equipped with dual magnets that are positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. The cartridge’s lightweight 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus reduces the execution mass of the vibration system, enabling fuller frequency reproduction and less tracking distortion than a bonded stylus. Includes mounting hardware.

Specifications:

Frequency Response: 20-25,000 Hz

Channel Separation: 27 dB (1 kHz)

Vertical Tracking Angle: 23°

Vertical Tracking Force: 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)

Stylus Construction: Nude round shank

Recommended Load Impedance: 47,000 ohms

Coil Impedance: 2,700 ohms (1 kHz)

DC Resistance: 800 ohms

Coil Inductance: 460 mH (1 kHz)

Output Voltage: 4.5 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)

Output Channel Balance: 1.5 dB (1 kHz)

Stylus Shape: 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical

Cantilever: Aluminum pipe

Static Compliance: 35 x 10-6 cm/dyne

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

Mounting: Half-inch

Dimensions: 17.3 mm (0.7") H x 17.0 mm (0.7") W x 28.2 mm (1.1") D

Accessories Included:

• Six cartridge installations screws
  • 5mm x 2
  • 8mm x 2
  • 10mm x 2
• two washers
• two round nuts
• non-magnetic screwdriver
• brush

Mounting Feature: Half-inch mount

Recommended Load Capacitance: 100-200 pF

Replacement Stylus: VMN30EN

Stylus Size: 0.3 x 0.7 mil

Type: VM Type

Weight: 6.4 g (0.2 oz)