Audio-Technica Consumer VM540ML/H Headshell and Cartridge Combo Kit with VM540ML and AT-HS10BK

The VM540ML/H combo kit includes the VM540ML MicroLine® dual moving magnet cartridge premounted on the AT-HS10BK universal 1/2"-mount headshell. 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.

Specifications:

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:

• 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: VMN40ML

Stylus Size: 0.12 x 2.2 mil

Type: VM Type

Weight:

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