Audio-Technica - Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge VM540ML

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.

• VM dual magnet cartridge with MicroLine® 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

Cartridge & Stylus 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 and 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)