Audio-Technica Consumer VM540ML Dual Moving Magnet MicroLine Stylus Cartridge

Overview of Audio-Technica Consumer VM540ML Dual Moving Magnet MicroLine Stylus Cartridge

The VM540ML MicroLine® stylus cartridge is the premier 500 Series model 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 VM540ML 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 MicroLine® stylus allows it to trace the record groove with incredible accuracy, resulting in nuanced audio reproduction that elliptical and conical styli simply can’t match. The stylus’s multilevel shape also wears better than other styli, while reducing the wear on your records. Includes mounting hardware.

Specicifications:

Frequency Response: 20-27,000 Hz

Channel Separation: 28 dB (1 kHz)

Vertical Tracking Angle: 23°

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

Stylus Construction: Nude square 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: 4.0 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)

Output Channel Balance: 1.0 dB (1 kHz)

Stylus Shape: 2.2 x 0.12 mil MicroLine®

Cantilever: Aluminum tapered pipe

Static Compliance: 40 x 10-6 cm/dyne

Dynamic Compliance: 10 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
• lead wire set

Mounting Feature: Half-inch mount

Recommended Load Capacitance: 100-200 pF

Replacement Stylus: VMN40ML

Stylus Size: 0.12 x 2.2 mil

Type: VM Type

Weight: 6.4 g (0.2 oz)