Audio-Technica VM540ML Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge

Description

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.

Features

• Frequency Response20-27,000 Hz
• Channel Separation28 dB (1 kHz)
• Vertical Tracking Angle23°
• Vertical Tracking Force1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
• Stylus ConstructionNude square shank
• Recommended Load Impedance47,000 ohms
• Coil Impedance2,700 ohms (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance800 ohms
• Coil Inductance460 mH (1 kHz)
• Recommended load capacitance100-200 pF
• Output4.0 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
• Channel Balance1.0 dB (1 kHz)
• Stylus Shape2.2 x 0.12 mil MicroLine®
• CantileverAluminum tapered pipe
• Static Compliance40 x 10-6 cm/dyne
• Dynamic Compliance10 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
• MountHalf-inch
• Weight6.4 g (0.2 oz)
• Dimensions17.3 mm (0.7") H x 17.0 mm (0.7") W x 28.2 mm (1.1") D
• Replacement StylusVMN40ML
• Accessories IncludedFour cartridge installation screws (5 mm x 2, 10 mm x 2), two washers, two hexagon nuts, non-magnetic screwdriver, brush, lead wire set