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- Condition
- New
- Style
- Turntable Brown
- Model
- AT-VM95SH
- Weight
- 6.1 g
- Color
- Brown
- Material
- Plastic
- Special Feature
- Interchangeable Stylus
- In the box
- cartridgescrews
- Warranty
- U.S. One-Year Limited End-User Warranty
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Features 1
- Included Components: Cartridge; Screws
Description
This VM95 Series cartridge with 2. 7 x 0. 26 mil shibata stylus fits half-inch mount turntables. The cartridge offers excellent channel separation and low distortion for outstanding tonal quality. The durable, low-resonance Housing includes threaded inserts that enable the cartridge to be mounted to the head shell with just two screws - no nuts required. And since all VM95 Series share the same body, the stylus can be replaced with any of the six interchangeable at-vmn95 Replacement styli.
Specs 23
| Brand | Audio-Technica |
|---|---|
| Maximum Rotational Speed | 45 rpm |
| Special Feature | Interchangeable Stylus |
| Material | Plastic |
| Item Weight | 6.1 g |
| Style | Turntable Brown |
| Color | Brown |
| Model Name | AT-VM95SH |
| Built-In Media | cartridge; screws |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Manufacturer | Audio technica |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 89 |
| Item Type Name | Audio Technica Shibata Stylus Turntable Brown (AT-VM95SH) |
| Model Number | AT-VM95SH |
| Mfr Part Number | AT-VM95SH |
| Additional Features | Interchangeable Stylus |
| Cycles | Dual Moving Magnet |
| Signal Format | phono |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 65 db |
| Style Name | Turntable Brown |
| Enclosure Material | Plastic |
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Fantastic value for price
Style: Turntable Brown
So, I’m a “budget” audiophile. I have some nice gear and the ability to run both a nice surround system or a nice stereo. I’ve been collecting records for only about 7 or 8 years and what I’ve done is buy a couple of whole collections from estate sales to flesh out an inexpensive assortment. Needless to say that you don’t get too many minty records doing this. Plus, the learning curve of matching gear, turntable, phono pre, stylus, etc. So, buying a few turntables and cartridges, I was left still wanting more. I was running an AT120Eb which is a very nice cart and sounds great much of the time, but still suffers from a modest amount of sibilance and IGD (inner groove distortion). Not horrible but I’m pretty picky. I was reading about this line of carts (no longer new but new to me since I didn’t pay attention for a few years) and I saw very good reviews of the shibata version. I decided it was time to give it a shot and try to improve my sound. Remember all those old records I have, literally hundreds of them, some of them a bit scratched, some of them used on a really bad record player with a stylus that apparently damaged them during use (sound fried with distortion that follows whatever is most prominent in the mix). The shibata stylus is much narrower and gets deeper in to the groove and gets past much of the burn from lesser (and wider) needles. This new vm95sh is the cure to my vinyl ills. The sound is perfect and undistorted on new records and my worst sounding records are much better than they have been. It’s remarkable how it erases so much damage by getting deeper and going past the surface wear. It doesn’t eliminate all pops and scratches, but it does, in my case, de-emphasize much of it. No sibilance and no perceptible IGD apart from the natural drop in resolution which is unavoidable on a record, so it’s killer awesome. Lastly I would say that one concern I had was the VTA issue with shibata stylus. So, they’re supposed to be very sensitive to vertical (rake) angle. My main table is a ProJect Debut Carbon with Speedbox. There is no VTA adjustment, but you can use different thickness platter mats and they do sell a shim that mounts under the tone arm base, so there are options. But, so far (I’m 2 days in) I think my stock platter and mat (1mm thick felt) and no other adjustments have the cartridge sitting about perfectly parallel to the record right out of the box. It’s almost like it was made to go on a table like mine with no fuss. I may, over the next week or two, play around with VTA by shimming and swapping mats, but right out of the box, with only my alignment protractor and tracking force scale and about a 3” strip of electrical tape to add a tiny bit of mass to the tone arm, I’m dialed in at 2.08 grams tracking force (1.8 to 2.2 recommended) and I’m loving it. A clean record with little wear is now fully rivaling my HiRes 24/96 flac and easily besting my CD’s in terms of presence and engagement. I have the clarity and resolution of my best digital (I have a nice DAC too) coupled with the natural live presence and amazing soundstage that even the best digital sources struggle to re-create. It’s just more fun to listen to vinyl now, without getting let down by the end of the record sound quality drop off. For $200? Seriously? I doubt there’s a nicer sounding, better cart on the market, especially considering how the shibata stylus saves borderline records. I have a hundred records that sounded bad last week, but sound pretty good now, and my good records sound amazing. Best investment I’ve made in the vinyl hobby.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024 by RichP
What I was looking for.
Style: Turntable Brown
Audio-Technica AT-VM95SH Update 1/17/2022. "I have been using this new Cartridge and Stylus for almost a year now and I have to say I was glad I purchased this model by AT. I wrote I could hear a difference is the sound and guess what my wife has even commented of how she couldn't believe a new cart. & Stylus could make that much of a difference that she could even hear a difference. So as like today it's Vinyl on and music turned up a little louder on the Technics SL-1700 Turntable that has never sound as well. So if you are looking at this set-up, I believe you get more than you pay for, yeah one of the times you come out ahead! I will re-purchase this set-up again when times come since they don't last forever." Dual moving magnet phono cartridge with Shibata stylus. I didn’t realize what music I have been missing just because of the wrong stylus that for years was a great stylus but how wrong I have been for 40 years. Sounds bad but yes in a way it is but I did use a good Diamond tipped stylus’s and cartridge which both were “Stanton” brand and they are very good. They didn’t destroy my albums really it just the moment you realize man I’ve been doing this wrong all these years. I did a lot of searching and kept coming back to this one Cartridge and stylus every time. I believe what this one is priced at is really a bargain compared to some I’ve looked at and they only just stand up to this ones and the price of this one makes it the one to choose as I thought it thru a while and feel like I have the correct cartridge and especially the Stylus being the “Shibata” made it the right one to buy. I don’t believe the other model of stylus is the Microline stylus is any better and I can’t see how that would make some kind of big difference. In this price range you would have to pay up big time to find something better than this one and were taking a few hundred dollars if you’d been looking yeah 7 to over a thousand or more and I don’t know to many people that would pay that amount cause I wouldn’t so that brings us back to this set-up I am very happy so far and I do hear a difference in the albums a little better bass as some said and higher guitar sounds that wasn’t there before this set-up is doing it’s job at a price I could live with. Look around and I bet you’ll come back and look at this one again.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021 by B. Tice
Complete Bliss
Style: Turntable Brown
I am comparing this cart to my AT33PTG II, moving coil, which I love. I recently ordered the AT VM95SH Shibata combo as a backup to my AT33 Micro Line to keep the hours low. With only 5 or 6 hours on the Shibata, I am amazed with this purchase. My phonostage is a Puffin DSP MC/MM preamp set at 42 db. Clarity: It's very, very good. It's a little more mellow than the 33 and not as ear fatiguing, but still gives that crisp, clear sound that Audio Technica is known for. Setup: Surprising it is a little more finicky to set up than the 33. Azimuth is really critical. Dialed in at 2.02 grams of Tracking force and 1.5 on the anti-skate. It took me a little longer to dial in on the protractor than the 33 Bass: Perfect. Better than the 33. Not bloated or boomy Treble: Maybe shys a little in this area, which is nice on my system since my Klipsch Heresy 1's are on the bright side. Soundstage: Narrower than the 33, but not by much. Not enough to make it too noticable, but when compared to a fine line MC cart you can tell, but it's wide enough. I'm not complaining. I should mention I performed my test method using Analogue Productions Herbie Hancock "Head Hunter's", Eric Clapton "24 Nights Live" and Steely Dan "Aja" UHQR version Overall: The price is amazing compared to any Shibata combo out there. At $179 to my AT33PTG, priced at almost $600 it's a steal. I promise, you will not find a better cart in the price range. It matches perfectly to my Technics 1500. 40 to 50 hours should have it broke in and really singing, but it sounds great out of the box. Just make sure you have your adjustments set up to get the most out of this combo. Note: I should mention I have this mounted to a wooden headshell also purchased here and it may add to the damping, of this cart. I'm going order a few more of these headshells to get another comparison, as this was my first wooden headshell. Another surprise, and maybe another review. Enjoy!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023 by J G
A surprising gem
Style: Turntable Brown
I admit that I get easily enthralled by new stereo pieces, especially turntable and cartridges. My most recent of many, many cartridges was a Nagaoka MP-110 with an MP-200 stylus. I bought this because I was bored (but never with the Nagaoko) and wanted to try something new and different. I'd never had a Shibata stylus before so I settled on the VM95SH. If I didn't like it I still had the Nagaoko. Wow! I mounted this (hooray for a simple captive bolt-on system) on my Music Hall mmf 2.3 and was almost immediately floored. Knotscott and other reviewers have done a great job reporting the sound of this AT. The AT lacks the lushness of the Nagaoko and presents a softer treble - but only by degrees. Percussion is tight and crisp, voices, guitar and piano are rendered clean and clear, and treble is sweetly detailed. There is absolutely zero exaggeration in the treble as with some AT cartridges, and the VM95SH is as quiet as any I've ever owned. The 95SH is a champ at placing instruments in a wide and deep soundstage. Detail is everywhere but never sounds exaggerated or unpleasant. This cartridge is as pleasingly neutral as I can imagine without sounding the least bit cold or clinical. It is simply a joy to listen to. $200 well spent.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020 by Robert S. Bielecki
I didn't think that I will be surprise with this Shibata stylus
Style: Turntable Brown
I'm just happy that I find this stylus. One of my problems with vinyl records was noise (harshness, distortion and an incoherent musical sound reproduction. That's why I decided to buy this, I have several Mono Lp records from 1960's to 70's, most people recommend me to buy a Mono cartridge with conical stylus. I bought one like 5 years ago an Audio Technica at-mono3/lp, when I tried it sounded very smooth and relax, but harshness and distortion noises intensify more than the at-95e with a bound elliptical stylus from AT. that was a Mono cart that did more bad than good to the music. Then I decided to try this shibata stylus and I was amazed how clean and detail the sound came from those mono Lp records (no harshness and a very large reduction in distortion noises). The traceability of this stylus makes the music very coherent, details came more apparent. $200 Dollar is expensive for most people, but if your audio equipments are worth $1,000 Dollar or more. This is highly recommended or a least to try it. Audio equipment: Technics 1210G McIntosh Mp 100 phono preamp T+A Ha 200 Sennheiser Hd 800 Furman it-reference 20i
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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2023 by Luis Feliz
Lovely cartridge!
Style: Turntable Brown
Really enjoy this cart! I listen to a lot of instrumental jazz/vocal jazz and this cart really brings out the best qualities in those albums. Still sounds good with other genres, maybe a little lacking on rock or metal, but otherwise can't complain for my main listening uses.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2026 by Paul Meunier
Works well
Style: Turntable Brown
I think that it’s a high-quality cartridge. I put it on the tone arm. I don’t have 10 cartridges to compare in the record. Sounds great.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2025 by Dbelicious
Sweet upgrade that doesn’t break the bank
Style: Turntable Brown
It’s not going to blow your mind BUT, it’s a solid and noticeable upgrade well worth $200. If you have a cheap TT, upgrade the TT before spending the money on this cart or you likely won’t get much bang out of it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023 by Record Guy