Overview
The VM530EN is a top-end elliptical stylus cartridge 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 VM530EN 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 lightweight 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus reduces the execution mass of the vibration system, enabling fuller frequency reproduction and less tracking distortion than a bonded stylus. Includes mounting hardware.
Features
- VM dual magnet cartridge with 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude 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
Audio-Technica VM530EN Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge
Cartridge and Stylus
Frequency Response: 20-25,000 Hz
Channel Separation: 27 dB (1 kHz)
Vertical Tracking Angle: 23°
Vertical Tracking Force: 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
Stylus Construction: Nude round 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: 4.5 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
Output Channel Balance: 1.5 dB (1 kHz)
Stylus Shape: 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical
Cantilever: Aluminum pipe
Static Compliance: 35 x 10-6 cm/dyne
Dynamic Compliance: 8 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
Mounting: Half-inch
Dimensions: 0.7"H x 0.7"W x 1.1"D
Mounting Feature: Half-inch mount
Recommend Load Capacitance: 100-200 pF
Replacement Stylus: VMN30EN
Stylus Size: 0.3 x 0.7 mil
Type: VM TypeWeight: 6.4 g (0.2 oz)
Accessories Included:
Four cartridge installation screws (5 mm x 2, 10 mm x 2), two washers, two hexagon nuts, non-magnetic screwdriver and brush.