Audio Technica AT-VM610xMono Moving Magnet Cartridge
The Audio Technica AT-VM610xMono Moving Magnet Cartridge delivers refined sound reproduction tailored for mono vinyl playback. Engineered with precision, this cartridge combines a moving magnet design with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accurate tracking and minimal distortion. Ideal for audiophiles seeking to preserve the warmth and character of classic mono recordings, it offers exceptional clarity and tonal balance. A sophisticated choice for discerning collectors who demand authentic reproduction of vintage vinyl.
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The AT-VMx series brings new warmth and realism to Audio-Technica’s premium dual moving magnet (MM) cartridge line, delivering an expansive soundstage that’s alive with musical detail. This latest renewal of the line introduces material and design changes to further refine the VM sound, offering responsive playback that is especially sensitive to the dynamism of musical expression.
As its name indicates, the AT-VM610xMONO is designed for playing mono records. The dual magnets in this cartridge are internally connected to reduce record noise and obtain a highly focused “center” sound image that stereo cartridges can’t provide.
Like all VMx cartridges, the AT-VM610xMONO features PCUHD® (Pure Copper Ultra High Drawability), resulting in richer, more nuanced audio reproduction. The number of coil turns has also been slightly reduced to improve transient response, allowing the cartridge to react more quickly to signal changes for stunningly clean music with lifelike immediacy. The 0.6 mil conical bonded stylus of the AT-VM610xMONO tracks the center of the record groove for reliable performance and excellent fidelity.
We’ve also added threaded inserts to the body of each VMx cartridge, making it easier to mount (just two screws required), especially to the integrated tonearms common on high-end turntables. And a new V-cut in the stylus’s flip-up protector provides quick reference of the stylus position, serving as a guide when lowering the stylus onto a record.
Easy to Install and Use
Each AT-VMx cartridge body has threaded inserts, enabling it to be mounted to a headshell with just two screws – no nuts required. And the redesigned stylus protector now includes a V-cut for easy reference of the stylus’s position when lowering it onto a record.
Highly Efficient Generator
The paratoroidal coil construction of the cartridge’s generator – two PCUHD coils per channel, one stacked behind the other – greatly improves electromagnetic performance, while a slight reduction in coil turns* enhances transient response for clean, lifelike sound.
*Compared to VM series cartridges.
Interchangeable Styli
Since all AT-VMx and VM Series cartridges share the same body design and have a removable stylus, you can use almost any AT-VMNx or VMN replacement stylus* with any VMx or VM cartridge for easy experimentation with sound characteristics.
AT-VMN10xCB (conical/bonded/aluminum cantilever)
AT-VMN20xEB (elliptical/bonded/aluminum cantilever)
AT-VMN30xEN (elliptical/nude/aluminum cantilever)
AT-VMN40xML (microlinear/nude/aluminum cantilever)
AT-VMN45xML (microlinear/nude/boron cantilever)
AT-VMN50xSH (Shibata/nude/boron cantilever)
AT-VMN60xSL (special line contact/nude/boron cantilever)
* Excludes mono models
All in the Design
The Vertical Dual Magnet (VM) design closely mirrors the cutter head used t make the vinyl master.
The standard cutter head (used to record the vinyl master) uses two transducer coils, mounted perpendicular to each other at 45 degee from horizontal, to cut the channel: one in each wall to the 90 degree record groove.
The AT-VMx cartridges use the same 90 degree V-Shape configuration as the cutter head. This way, the cartridge achieves accurate tracking, excellent channel separation, high definition of the stereo image and extreme clarity over the entire audio spectrum.
Features
- AT-VMx dual moving magnet cartridge with 0.6 mil conical bonded stylus
- 0.6 mil conical bonded stylus tracks the center of the record groove for reliable performance and excellent fidelity
- Paratoroidal coils improve generating efficiency for enhanced transient response
- PCUHD (Pure Copper Ultra High Drawability) coils – and fewer coil turns – deliver highly responsive, three-dimensional sound reproduction with excellent transient response
- Threaded inserts make cartridge easier to mount, especially to integrated tonearms
- V-cut in the flip-up stylus protector shows stylus position, serving as a guide for lowering the stylus onto a record
- Durable low-resonance polymer housing
- Aluminum cantilever
- Mono body terminating left and right channels reduces surface noise
- Compatible with any turntable headshell that accepts 1/2" cartridges
Specifications
| Cartridge & Stylus |
| Frequency Response |
20 to 20,000 Hz |
| Vertical Tracking Angle |
20° |
| Tracking Force |
1.8 to 2.2 g (2.0 g standard) |
| Stylus Construction |
Conical bonded |
| Recommended Load Impedance |
47 k ohms |
| Coil Impedance |
1.6 k ohms (1 kHz) |
| DC Resistance |
375 ohms |
| Coil Inductance |
240 mH (1 kHz) |
| Output Voltage |
5.0 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.) |
| Horizontal/Vertical Output Ratio |
20 dB (1 kHz) |
| Cantilever |
Aluminum pipe |
| Static Compliance |
23 × 10-6 cm/dyne |
| Dynamic Compliance |
7 × 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz) |
| Dimensions |
28.0 mm (1.1”) × 18.3 mm (0.72”) × 17.6 mm (0.69”) (H × W × D) |
| Accessories Included |
Cartridge installation screws** (M2.6) (10.0 mm (0.39”) × 2, 8.0 mm (0.31”) × 2, 5.0 mm (0.20”) × 2), Washer × 2 |
| Threaded Hole |
M2.6 × 2 |
| Recommended Load Capacitance |
150 to 250 pF |
| Replacement Stylus |
AT-VMN10xCB* (sold separately) |
| Stylus Curvature Radius |
0.6 mil |
| Type |
VM |
| Weight |
7.2 g (0.25 oz) |
| Notes |
*The replacement stylus of this product is used for AT-VMx series products. In this series, we offer replacement styli with different stylus tip structures and point shapes.
**Cartridge installation screws (5.0 mm (0.20”)) x 2 are used to secure the cartridge in the box at the time of purchase. Be sure to keep and not lose these after removing the cartridge from the box.
For product improvement, the product is subject to modification without notice. |
