Audio Technica VM95

Data

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

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.

Reviews

• 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.