Audio-Technica VM540ML/H Headshell/Cartridge Combo Kit, Red

Audio-Technica VM540ML/H

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-Technicas new VM cartridge line a line that harks back to A-Ts early days as a manufacturer primarily of high-end phono cartridges, while also incorporating todays advanced technology.

Product Highlights:

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

Universal 1/2″-mount headshell for 4-pin turntable cartridges

Product Features:

A-Ts Dual Magnet Design Replicates the Structure of the Cutter Head

Instead of using a single, large magnet, the two magnets are arranged in the shape of a ‘V’. The two magnets are positioned precisely to match the positions of the left and right channels in the stereo groove walls. Consequently, the VM design ensures outstanding channel separation, extended frequency response and superb tracking.

MicroLine Stylus

MicroLine profile diamond stylus offers high frequency response with less wear and distortion than elliptical or conventional linear contact styli.

500 Series

Standard cartridge body fitted with the para-toroidal coils, centre shield plate, and 6N-OFC coil wire which is the same as 700 series.

Product 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)