Description
AT-VM670xSP
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.
The AT-VM670xSP cartridge is designed for playing 78 RPM monaural 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-VM670xSP 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 stylus’s 3.0 mil curvature radius makes it an excellent choice for playing 78s from many different eras.
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.
Convenience Upgrades
Easy to Install & 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.
Premium PCUHD® (Pure Copper Ultra High Drawability) Coils
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.
Flexibility to Upgrade
Interchangeable Styli
Since all AT-VMx series cartridges share the same body design and have a removable stylus, you can use almost any AT-VMNx replacement stylus* with any VMx cartridge for easy experimentatuioin 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 (specil line contact/nude/boron cantilever)
* Excludes mono models
Features
- AT-VMx dual moving magnet cartridge with 3.0 mil conical bonded stylus
- 3.0 mil conical bonded stylus designed for playing 78 RPM records
- 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 | 4.5 to 5.5 g (5.0 g standard) |
| Stylus Construction | Conical bonded (3.0 mil) |
| 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 | 4.7 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.) |
| Horizontal/Vertical Output Ratio | 20 dB (1 kHz) |
| Cantilever | Aluminum pipe |
| Static Compliance | 23 × 10-6 cm/dyne |
| 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-VMN70xSP* (sold separately) |
| Stylus Curvature Radius | 3.0 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. |
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