Audio-Technica AT-VM510xCB Blue Conical Bonded VMX Phono Cartridge

Product Overview

Like all our MM cartridges, this updated design closely mirrors the cutter head used to make the vinyl master. It utilizes two magnets, positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. But the new VMx series also introduces material and design changes to further refine the sound, offering responsive playback that is especially sensitive to the dynamism of musical expression.

All VMx cartridges feature a generator with paratoroidal coil construction: two coils per channel – one stacked behind the other – for greatly improved efficiency. A center shield plate separates the left and right channels to reduce crosstalk and maintain a clear stereo image. The copper wire used for the coils has been upgraded to 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-VM510xCB tracks the center of the record groove for reliable performance and durability.

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.

AT-VMx dual moving magnet cartridge with 0.6 mil conical bonded stylus

Conical stylus tracks the center of the record groove for reliable performance and durability

Paratoroidal coils improve generating efficiency for enhanced channel separation, channel balance, and transient response

PCUHD (Pure Copper Ultra High Drawability) coils – and fewer coil turns – deliver highly responsive, three-dimensional sound reproduction with excellent transient response

Center shield plate between the left and right channels reduces crosstalk for clear stereo sound

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

Compatible with any turntable headshell that accepts 1/2" cartridges

Compatible with most AT-VMx series replacement styli,* offering a wide choice of options for every budget and application

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