Audio-Technica VM540ML

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 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 Specifications Cartridge & Stylus Frequency Response Channel Separation Vertical Tracking Angle Vertical Tracking Force Stylus Construction Recommended Load Impedance Coil Impedance DC Resistance Coil Inductance Output Voltage Output Channel Balance Stylus Shape Cantilever Static Compliance Dynamic Compliance Mounting Dimensions Accessories Included Mounting Feature Recommended Load Capacitance Replacement Stylus Stylus Size Type Weight

20-27,000 Hz

28 dB (1 kHz)

23°

1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)

Nude square shank

47,000 ohms

2,700 ohms (1 kHz)

800 ohms

460 mH (1 kHz)

4.0 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)

1.0 dB (1 kHz)

2.2 x 0.12 mil MicroLine®

Aluminum tapered pipe

40 x 10-6 cm/dyne

10 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)

Half-inch

17.3 mm (0.7") H x 17.0 mm (0.7") W x 28.2 mm (1.1") D

Four cartridge installation screws (5 mm x 2, 10 mm x 2), two washers, two hexagon nuts, non-magnetic screwdriver, brush, lead wire set

Half-inch mount

100-200 pF

VMN40ML

0.12 x 2.2 mil

VM Type

6.4 g (0.2 oz)