Audio Technica VM95
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General
- Manufacturer: Audio Technica
- Model: VM95 x
- Year built: since 2019
- Made in:
- Color:
- color of needle insert depends on the needle used, e.g. green for elliptical needle, brown for Shibata.
- otherwise black and shiny metal
- weight: 6,1 g
- new price approx.: 30 ... 200 € (depending on needle type)
Technical data
- Principle: MM, (Dual moving magnet: VM Vector-Aligned-Dualmagnet-Design by Audio Technica)
Frequency response: 20 - at least 20.000 Hz (E-needle 22.000 Hz, ML- and SH-needle 25.000 Hz)
- Channel separation:
- Channel balance:
- Crosstalk attenuation:
- Output voltage: 3.5 mV (with bare diamonds).
- Terminating resistor:
- Inductance:
- Needle type:
- C conical, color insertion blue
- E elliptical,
- EN elliptical naked, color insertion orange
ML Micro-Line, naked (life expectancy at 1,000 hours, twice as large as type C), colour of insertion red SH Shibata SP: for shellac records, colour of insert grey
- Recommended tracking force: 2.0 g
- Needle compliance (does not apply to shellac version): static 25 x 10^-6 cm/dyne; dynamic 6.5-7 x 10-6cm/dyne (100 Hz)
Special Features
- Needle type can be easily changed by appropriate insertion.
Remarks[edit]
Looking at the version with elliptical needle VM95 E and also its price, you can see that basically the AT 95 E is to be seen as a predecessor.
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Reviews[edit]
- lowbeats.de, March 23, 2019, Audio-Technica VM95 family test: 6 MM cartridges under 200 euros, retrieved February 9, 2020.
- hifitest August 2019, ... long live the king, retrieved February 9, 2020.