Audio Technica - VM530xEN - Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge

The AT-VMx series brings new warmth and realism to Audio-Technica’s premium dual moving magnet (MM) cartridge line, delivering an expansive soundstage that’s alive with musical detail.

Like all Audio Technica’s MM cartridges, this updated design closely mirrors the cutter head used to make the vinyl master. It utilises two magnets, positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. But the new VMx series also introduces material and design changes to further refine the sound, offering responsive playback that is especially sensitive to the dynamism of musical expression.

Features

• AT-VMx dual moving magnet cartridge with 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus


• 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus tracks the record groove with accuracy for outstanding audio reproduction


• Significantly lighter stylus tip (compared to previous model) allows for more precise tracing of the record groove 


• Paratoroidal coils improve generating efficiency for enhanced channel separation, channel balance, and transient response 


• PCUHD (Pure Copper Ultra High Drawability) coils – and fewer coil turns – deliver highly responsive, three-dimensional sound reproduction with excellent transient response


• Center shield plate between the left and right channels reduces crosstalk for clear stereo sound


• Threaded inserts make cartridge easier to mount, especially to integrated tonearms


• V-cut in the flip-up stylus protector shows stylus position, serving as a guide for lowering the stylus onto a record


• Durable low-resonance polymer housing 


• Aluminium cantilever


• Compatible with any turntable headshell that accepts 1/2" cartridges


• Compatible with most AT-VMx series replacement styli,* offering a wide choice of options for every budget and application
• Made in Japan
• Expansive soundstage

*Excludes mono models

Easy to Install & Use

Each AT-VMx cartridge body has threaded inserts, enabling it to be mounted to a headshell with just two screws – no nuts required. And the redesigned stylus protector now includes a V-cut for easy reference of the stylus’s position when lowering it onto a record.

Highly Efficient Generator

The paratoroidal coil construction of the cartridge’s generator – two PCUHD coils per channel, one stacked behind the other – greatly improves electromagnetic performance, while a slight reduction in coil turns* enhances transient response for clean, lifelike sound.

*Compared to VM series cartridges.

Interchangeable Styli

Since all AT-VMx and VM Series cartridges share the same body design and have a removable stylus, you can use almost any AT-VMNx or VMN replacement stylus* with any VMx or VM cartridge for easy experimentation with sound characteristics.

• AT-VMN10xCB (conical/bonded/aluminum cantilever)


• AT-VMN20xEB (elliptical/bonded/aluminum cantilever)


• AT-VMN30xEN (elliptical/nude/aluminum cantilever)


• AT-VMN40xML (microlinear/nude/aluminum cantilever)


• AT-VMN45xML (microlinear/nude/boron cantilever)


• AT-VMN50xSH (Shibata/nude/boron cantilever)


• AT-VMN60xSL (special line contact/nude/boron cantilever)

* Excludes mono models

All in the Design

The Vertical Dual Magnet (VM) design closely mirrors the cutter head to make the vinyl master.

The standard cutter head (used to record the vinyl master) uses two transducer coils, mounted perpendicular to each other at 45 degrees from horizontal, to cut the channel: one in each wall of the 90 degree record groove.

The AT-VMx cartridges uses the same 90 degree V-shape configuration as the cutter head. This way, the cartridge achieves accurate tracking, excellent channel separation, high definition of the stereo image and extreme clarity over the entire audio spectrum.

Specifications

• Frequency Response: 20 to 25,000 Hz
• Channel Separation: 25 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 20°
• Tracking Force: 1.8 to 2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
• Stylus Construction: Nude Elliptical