Audio-Technica VM-520 EB - replacement cartridge for turntables, part of the 500 series of the VM line. It features dual magnets positioned to correspond with the left/right channels of a stereo recording, ensuring precise channel separation and extended frequency response. The 0.3 x 0.7 mil bonded elliptical stylus accurately reproduces recordings and significantly reduces record wear.
Features:
- VM cartridge with dual magnets and 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical stylus
- Aluminium cantilever
- Paratoroidal coils
- Central shielding between left and right channels to reduce crosstalk
- Durable polymer housing with reduced resonance
Technical specifications:
- Frequency response: 20-23,000 Hz
- Channel separation: 27 dB (1 kHz)
- Vertical tracking force: 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
- Stylus construction: Bonded round shank
- Recommended load impedance: 47,000 ohms
- Output: 4.5 (mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
- Channel balance: 1.5 dB (1 kHz)
- Stylus shape: 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical
- Cantilever: aluminium tube
- Mount: half-inch
- Replacement stylus: VMN20EB
- Coil impedance: 2,700 ohms (1 kHz)
- DC resistance: 800 ohms
- Load capacitance: 100-200 pF
- Coil inductance: 460 mH (1 kHz)
- Vertical tracking angle: 23°
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 17.0 x 28.2 x 17.3 mm
- Weight: 6.4 g
- Included accessories: 4 cartridge installation screws (5 mm x 2, 10 mm x 2), 2 washers, 2 nuts