Audio-Technica Consumer VM530EN/H Headshell and Cartridge Combo Kit with VM530EN and AT-HS10BK

The VM530EN/H combo kit includes the VM530EN elliptical nude dual moving magnet cartridge premounted on the AT-HS10BK universal 1/2"-mount headshell. 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.

Features:

VM dual magnet cartridge with 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus

Aluminum cantilever

Paratoroidal coils improve generating efficiency

Center shield plate between the left and right channels reduces crosstalk

Durable low-resonance polymer cartridge housing

Universal ½"-mount headshell for 4-pin turntable cartridges

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:

• Cartridge 17.3 mm (0.7") H x 17.0 mm (0.7") W x 28.2 mm (1.1") D
• Cartridge & Headshell 21.3 mm (0.8") H x 21.0 mm (0.8") W x 60.4 mm (2.4") D

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:

• Cartridge 6.4 g (0.2 oz)
• Cartridge & Headshell 16.8 g (0.6 oz)