Audio Technica AT-VM95SH Shibata Stereo Cartridge

The AT-VM95SH by Audio-Technica features a Nude Shibata stylus, one of the most acclaimed stylus profiles available in the world of high-end audiophile music reproduction.

The Shibata stylus produces strong, rich midrange and bass performance, in addition to offering an extremely impressive frequency response up to 25,000 Hz.

If you have never heard a shibata profile stylus, do try one. Your records will thank you for it, and you will hear detail like never before.

Features

• Aluminium cantilever
• 3.5 mV output voltage
• Compatible body with all VM95 Series stylus assemblies
• 20 to 25,000 Hz frequency response

Specifications

• Model: AT-VM95SH
• Type: VM Stereo Dual Magnet
• Mounting: 1/2” centres
• Frequency Response: 20 - 25,000 Hz
• Channel Separation: 23 dB (1 kHz)
• Output Channel Balance: 1.5 dB (1 kHz)
• Output Voltage: 3.5 mV (@ 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 23°
• Vertical Tracking Force: 1.8 to 2.2g (2.0g standard)
• Stylus Shape: Shibata
• Stylus Size: 2.7 x 0.26 mil
• Stylus Construction: Nude Square Shank
• Recommended Load Impedance: 47,000 Ω
• Recommended Load Capacitance: 100-200 pF
• Coil Impedance: 3.3 kΩ (1 kHz)
• DC Resistance: 485 Ω
• Coil Inductance: 550 mH (1 kHz)
• Cantilever: Aluminium Pipe
• Static Compliance: 20 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne
• Dynamic Compliance: 10 x 10 – 6 cm / dyne (100 Hz)
• Wire Used for Coil: T.P. Copper
• Cartridge Weight: 6.1 g
• Dimensions: 17.2 x 18.9 x 28.3 ( H x W x D mm)
• Replacement Stylus: AT-VMN95SH
• Accessories Included: 2 x 11mm installation screws, 2 x 8 mm installation screws, 2 x washers, non-magnetic screwdriver

Stylus Compatibility

Every cartridge diamond stylus becomes worn after a period of play.

Common timeframes are around 500 hours for a conical stylus, 300 hours for an elliptical stylus, 1000 hours for a microlinear stylus, and around 800 hours for a Shibata stylus.

The VM95 Series dual moving-magnet cartridges can be used almost forever by replacing the interchangeable stylus. It is no longer necessary to purchase a complete cartridge when the diamond is worn out, you can simply buy the matching replacement stylus, but also enjoy the experience of upgrading your cartridge with a different stylus.

All six models of VM95 Series cartridges use the same electromagnetic engine-body, therefore each of the six replacement styli are perfectly compatible.

More Information

• AT-VM95SH Cartridge, by Audio-Technica