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Audio Technica AT-VM95SH MM Cartridge
Audio Technica AT-VM95SH MM Cartridge
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The 'SH' (for Shibata) is the top of the tree in the Audio Technica AT-VM95 range.
Shibata styli are amongst the most costly to cut and are a diamond profile designed for exceptionally good detail retrieval and an unusually extended frequency response.
They also last very well, track well and of course sound great too!
The diamond is a Nude design - whereas lesser 'bonded' styli us a small diamond tip bonded to an intermediary shank (often made of steel) which is then attached to the cantilever, a 'Nude' model uses a much larger (and sadly much more expensive) diamond tip to dispense with the intermediary spacer. This provides much improved mechanical coupling between the diamond and the cantilever and reduces tip mass which results in all areas of the performance being improved.
Thanks to the removable stylus assembly you can fit styli from other models in the VMN95 range or even to play 78 rpm records on it (on a suitable turntable naturally).
Specifications
-Frequency Response 20 - 25,000 Hz
-Channel Separation 23 dB (1 kHz)
-Vertical Tracking Angle 23°
-Vertical Tracking Force 1.8 to 2.2g (2.0g standard)
-Stylus Construction Nude
-Recommended Load Impedance 47,000 Ω
-Coil Impedance 3.3 kΩ (1 kHz)
-DC Resistance 485 Ω
-Coil Inductance 550 mH (1 kHz)
-Output Voltage 4.0 mV (@ 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
-Output Channel Balance 2.5 dB (1 kHz)
-Stylus Shape Shibata
-Cantilever Aluminium Pipe
-Static Compliance 20 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne
-Dynamic Compliance 10 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)
-Cartridge Weight 6.1g
-Dimensions 17.2 x 18.9 x 28.3 ( H x W x D mm)
-Recommended Load Capacitance 100-200 pF
-Replacement Stylus AT-VMN95SH
-Stylus Size 2.7 x 0.26 mil
-Wire Used for Coil T.P. Copper
-Channel Separation 23 dB (1 kHz)
-Vertical Tracking Angle 23°
-Vertical Tracking Force 1.8 to 2.2g (2.0g standard)
-Stylus Construction Nude
-Recommended Load Impedance 47,000 Ω
-Coil Impedance 3.3 kΩ (1 kHz)
-DC Resistance 485 Ω
-Coil Inductance 550 mH (1 kHz)
-Output Voltage 4.0 mV (@ 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
-Output Channel Balance 2.5 dB (1 kHz)
-Stylus Shape Shibata
-Cantilever Aluminium Pipe
-Static Compliance 20 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne
-Dynamic Compliance 10 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)
-Cartridge Weight 6.1g
-Dimensions 17.2 x 18.9 x 28.3 ( H x W x D mm)
-Recommended Load Capacitance 100-200 pF
-Replacement Stylus AT-VMN95SH
-Stylus Size 2.7 x 0.26 mil
-Wire Used for Coil T.P. Copper