New AT-VM750 Series Cartridges

[Bob from Florida]

AT does it again with value cartridges. All variants of styli available, with Shibata & Microline available with Boron cantilevers at decent prices. Shibata version is $369! Additional bonus is a threaded body.

AT-VM750xSH

All VMx cartridges feature a generator with paratoroidal coil construction: two coils per channel – one stacked behind the other – for greatly improved efficiency. A center shield plat ...

www.audio-technica.com

 

[watchnerd]

The threaded body seems like the big upgrade as ML and Shibata replaceable styli were available before

 

[Grotti]

AT does it again with value cartridges. All variants of styli available, with Shibata & Microline available with Boron cantilevers at decent prices. Shibata version is $369! Additional bonus is a threaded body.

AT-VM750xSH

All VMx cartridges feature a generator with paratoroidal coil construction: two coils per channel – one stacked behind the other – for greatly improved efficiency. A center shield plat ...

www.audio-technica.com

Very good cartridges as long as you own a phono preamplifier with low capacity since one has to add that to the wiring of the record player and the (hopefully short) cables to the phono pre:

Recommended Load Capacitance	150 to 250 pF

 

[watchnerd]

Very good cartridges as long as you own a phono preamplifier with low capacity since one has to add that to the wiring of the record player and the (hopefully short) cables to the phono pre:

Recommended Load Capacitance	150 to 250 pF

Yeah, I have a compatibility issue.

According to Luxman, the input capacitance of my L-590AXII integrated is 320 pF.

Add in the 58 pF of my tonearm cable, and I'm sitting at 378 pF as a floor.

 

[Grotti]

This is why I bought the Aikido phono pre (adjustable capacity) since I already owned one of this cartridges. It's a pity that it won't shine with your Luxman: very good tracking and low distortion; sounds exceptionally clean ( just anecdotal of course).

 

[watchnerd]

This is why I bought the Aikido phono pre (adjustable capacity) since I already owned one of this cartridges. It's a pity that it won't shine with your Luxman: very good tracking and low distortion; sounds exceptionally clean ( just anecdotal of course).

Well, if we're talking AT Shibata cartridges, I have the ART9XA.

It doesn't care about pF (although the SUT might), so bypasses the issue.

 

[mike70]

very very interesting ... they maded great changes compared to the previous vm series:

- 1mm taller (previous version gives me some hassle in the technics VTA)
- lower compliance (better for mi technics medium / low mass tonearm)
- threaded body (much better for installation)
- boron cantilever
- higher capacitance support (previously you need a very low capacitance preamp)

and ...

almost same price as vm500 series and i think lower than vm700

this is awesome!, AT i love you ... if they were the champions of price / performance ratio, now it's a steal

 

[JP]

Fish on!

 

[Bob from Florida]

Fish on!

Will you be getting one to measure?

 

[JP]

745xML measurements were posted a week ago.

 

[lini]

- 1mm taller (previous version gives me some hassle in the technics VTA)

According to the specs on the Japanese AT web site, it's just 0.2 mm higher, but 1.3 mm wider and 0.8 mm longer - as well as 0.8 g heavier.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Bob from Florida]

745xML measurements were posted a week ago.

I am obviously not up to date on cartridge testing. Do you think boron option is worth the extra bucks over the VM95 series!

 

[watchnerd]

I am obviously not up to date on cartridge testing. Do you think boron option is worth the extra bucks over the VM95 series!

I don't know if we've ever tested the same cartridge, same motor, same stylus, but two different cantilever materials, have we?

 

[mike70]

According to the specs on the Japanese AT web site, it's just 0.2 mm higher, but 1.3 mm wider and 0.8 mm longer - as well as 0.8 g heavier.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

I thought 18.3 mm was the height ... but any mm fraction more is welcome, the cartridge was pretty short

 

[DSJR]

UK prices look slightly lower, so even more of a bargain if the VMX740 is better than the VM540 that was similar price. The previous 740 price point has a potential stylus upgrade along with the revised mount.

I wish them luck

 

[Jp_nh]

I bought an Audio Technica At33Sa around Christmas. I think it's one of the best bargains out there for an MC. I've had other MC cartridges that cost more, but didn't sound as good to my ears. Can't wait to try an Art when this one gets towards the end of it's life!