Audio-Technica VM750SH Dual Moving Magnet Shibata Stylus Stereo Turntable Cartridge Black
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Style: VM750SH Shibata
Features
- Dual magnets match the left and right channels in a stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response
- Shibata stylus provides greater surface contact with the record groove than elliptical styli, picking up ultra-high frequencies with less groove stress and distortion
- Paratoroidal coils improve generating efficiency
- Center shield plate between the left and right channels reduces crosstalk
- Die-cast aluminum alloy housing reduces vibration and adds a natural electrical shield
- Includes aluminum cantilever and mounting hardware
Description
The VM750SH shibata stylus cartridge is a premier 700 Series VM750SH in Audio- Technica's New VM cartridge line - a line that harks back to A-T's Early days as a manufacturer primarily of high-end phono cartridges, while also incorporating today's advanced technology. Like all VM cartridges, the VM750SH is equipped with dual magnets that are positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. The cartridge's shibata stylus provides greater surface contact with the record groove than an elliptical stylus does, resulting in the pickup of ultra-high frequencies with less groove stress and distortion. Includes mounting hardware.
Product Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 4 inches
Item Weight: 3.52 ounces
Manufacturer: Audio-Technica
Country of Origin: China
Item model number: VM750SH
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: January 19, 2017
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Have had many cartridges from a variety of manufacturers including Ortofon, Nagaoka, and Audio-Technica as well as others. I recently bought a vintage Denon DP-59L turntable and wanted a nice cartridge for it. Decided on the VM740ML MicroLine and haven't been the least bit disappointed. Amazing clarity, stunning sound, and it continues to surprise me as I'm just getting through the break-in period. Still have my Ortofon and Nagaoka cartridges and they're great, but I think this Audio-Technica is gonna be my go-to for quite a while to come.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023 by Amazon Customer
Style: VM750SH Shibata
I was surprised by how resolving this cartridge/stylus combination actually is. Paired it with a hybrid 1200 clone (Reloop Turn 5), and modest yet halfway decent quality discrete stereo system. Takes awhile to get the head-shell mounting right and adjustments all correct - which is my only real negative point in this review - but doing so very very carefully, is truly worth all of the time and effort. Even considering my less-than-ideal tonearm match, it provides all the high-end detail of the laser micro-styli (which I wasn't honestly expecting, ...and kind of left me flabbergasted) but without the added "pitch sizzle" on dynamic high frequency modulations, for lack of better vernacular. The hi-frequency response is still all there, however it comes across *much "SMOOTHER" to the ear* than the other more modern micro or ridge stylus designs to which I've listened or owned. The "presence" arrives more like flowing aural butter at the eardrums than projectile auditory razor-blades. In abstract audiophilish terms, the treble from this stylus is more "liquid crystalline" than the "crispy sizzle" which I have experienced listening to the ultra-fine-line shapes over the last 25 years or so. A few friends have literally offered interjections regarding the incredibly rich, precise bass it produces, asking "How'd ya get an old record to sound like that?!?" There is no "Ghost Bass" phenomenon occurring with this model. Although I really like the micro-line/ridge sound, if one were to ask a seasoned musician about what "Sustain" in an acoustic instrument is, and then applying that concept to styli, "ghost bass" or "phantom bass sustain" will make much more sense. The 750 is neither boomy or overbearing in the low end though, which had supposedly been a characteristic of the shibata design that kept me away from trying them in the past. It is solidly accurate, thoroughly "full" when bass strings get slap-popped, tympani drums are struck, or when a synth-key is depressed, for example. The heavier tracking of these models may have something to do with it. I am no expert, but to my ear, this design sounds well-rounded. Comparing directly with the purple (440), I must say that the 750 is just flatter across the response. The micro-lines or ridge diamonds will seem to immediately give the listener a greater sense of sound-stage "depth/dimension" but after a few minutes, it becomes evident to good ears by direct contrast that the micro-line type is simply bolstering that sense of "space" in the recording by subduing the mid-range enough to somehow triangulate the pitch timbres (I think?), hence creating illusory "depth." Not so with the 750sh. At outset, for a minute or two, it definitely sounds "shallower," than the "one-horned purple needle eater" (albeit dynamically excellent), until one realizes shortly thereafter it only seems that way at first compared to the micro, because the shibata's mids are all fully present in output level. I'm sure the materials the carts are constructed from is also playing a part as well, though to what effect I do not know. Stereo separation on the 700 body is superb. The micro contacts IME, deliver wonderfully accurate, yet "dry and crispy" detail, whereas the shibata on this cart provides the same detail and accurate subtlety (nothing's "missing), but sounds easier on the ear in a way that is "lush and silky," however still more resolute or clear than a fat-needled equivalent Nag cart (where the mids/treble sound to me as if ever-so-lightly filtered through the "underwater" clean electric guitar effect heard on so many 80's pop albums). This cart has warmed up just a touch through break in, but I haven't noticed any loss of information. I have not heard the SLC stylus, however by examining the design, it does appear that it might also possibly convey some manner of the "ghost bass." At two-hundred + dollars more in price than the shibata, I'm sure it's very nice, but without hearing it, that was a gamble I wasn't about to wager on. I would say this product may be a tonal vs. budgetary sweet spot for many folks who are still serious about the enjoyment of their LP's, but are maybe not wanting to spend or not able to afford paying to achieve "unequivocally breathtaking" sound quality, or just have no desire to engage in what really amounts to being some sort of tonearm-measuring competition for the economically well endowed, to the tune of what working people pay for new autos and prime-location tenancies. Nothing new there. In contrast to other roughly equivalent units, this model's midrange is not overly pronounced, as I've heard with one big competitor's closest offering (bronze), IMO, and the AT's slightly larger-radii shibata diamond does not seem to magnify imperfections and the like quite as much as the competing top-of-line (black) MM apparently does, nor does it come close in cost to either that or the higher tier Nag w/similar stylus. Again, the stylus/cantilever assembly is thin, fragile, and sensitive to stupidity, and to add frustration, the bolt/screw-nut mounting adjustment is finicky and time consuming, but that's the only real negative I've discovered ....yet. Sound-wise, it's been smooth sailing. This may be a "Goldilocks-Zone" cartridge for many folks out there. This cartridge is tonally not too hot, and not too cold. It's ...just right. Recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2019 by Mr.G
Style: VM740ML MicroLine
I came from hi end audio where I used to run $3-6K moving coil cartridges on a $30K turntable. The last few years I have transitioned to mostly digital streaming as it's sound kept getting better and better. My expensive TT and MC cart just sat. So I sold them and bought a Thorens TD124 idler drive TT and refurbished it. Got a very good arm from audio mods and after reading countless reviews decided this was the cartridge I would mount on the audio mods arm. I was very good friends with my mentor Wally Malewicz who basically is responsible for bringing Correct cartridge setup to everyone's awareness. So I have all the Wally tools to inspect and set up a phono cartridge. I ended up ordering a second 740 after the first had a very high SRA angle (apprx 94.5 degrees and that with the arm lowered below parallel trying to reduce the SRA angle). The second one was a bit lower,SRA, than I preferred but sounded just fine so I kept it, also cross talk was better. Photos attached, the higher SRA cart I returned and kept the lower SRA cart) Cross talk numbers were nothing to write home about. The first version of the 740 I had with much higher SRA required me to rotate the arm tube almost 2 degrees CCW to get even crosstalk between both channels, I do not like that so it got returned) The second ML740 had decent cross talk numbers with the headshell parallel to the record so I kept that. Cross talk for both were around 27db (spec is 28 db), not bad but not what I got with the MC's. Mfg spec of VTA for this cartridge is 23 degrees and I measured about 18.5 degrees. I care less about VTA as long as SRA is in line (close to 92 degrees). I have a phono stage that easily lets you adjust cartridge loading and even has a few open spots to solder in capacitors or another load resistor if you desire. Once loaded properly with consideration of my tonearm cables capacitance I thought this $330 MM cartridge offered performance that was much closer to my old expensive rig then it had any right to. Pace and drive were excellent, frequency response was also excellent with deep powerful bass and clean highs. Soundstage was wide and deep and I found myself listening to vinyl longer then I ever expected to. Most nights split 50/50 between digital and vinyl. So for $330 and set up properly (very important) this cartridge punches way above its price point. Side note, Wally's successor, his assistant, has taken cartridge set up to another level has discovered a wide variance of cartridges purchased from manufactures. I am talking cartridges that cost from $1K to $20K. There seems no correlation between cartridge cost and and its expected parameters. Ideally a excellent new cartridge should have a SRA when the tonearm and headshell is parallel to the record of 92-93 degrees, and crosstalk numbers over 30 db per channel with both L and R channels very close to one another. I won't even go into zenith error which is another huge issue. It seems the 4 big manufactures of the cantilever and diamond stylus have a relatively lax QC and when gluing the stylus to the cantilever may not always get them aligned correctly. So getting a good cartridge is somewhat luck and having the tools to properly examine it and return it if it is not to your liking. A bit extreme when talking $300 MM's but details make the sound so be careful when buying cartridges, and if they sound awful and are loaded correctly and set parallel to the record surface maybe you have one wildly out of spec that should be returned. Edit- Don't take my 4 star rating as not great. My rating is based on my entire vinyl experience which includes cartridges up to $15k cost. So 4 stars in that context is an excellent rating.
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