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Audio-Technica VM520EB
- Class:
Entry-Level
- Mounting
- standard 1/2"
- Weight & Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 6.4 g · 17.3 × 17.0 × 28.2 mm
- Output Voltage
- 4.5 mV
- Frequency Response
- 20–23 000 Hz
- Channel Separation
- 27 dB
- Channel Balance
- ≤ 1.5 dB
- Recommended Load
- 47 kΩ || 100–200 pF
- Tracking Force
- 1.8–2.2 g (nominal 2.0 g)
- VTA
- 23°
- Compliance Value
- 8 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne (100 Hz)
- Cantilever
- aluminum pipe
Additional Info
Dual Moving Magnet technology with V-shaped magnet configuration. Paratoroidal coils. Center shield plate between channels. Released in 2016.
Replacement
| Audio-Technica | VMN30EN | Nude Elliptical |
| Audio-Technica | VMN40ML | MicroLine |
| Audio-Technica | VMN50SH | Shibata |
| LP Gear | ATN125SLC | Special Line Contact |
add 01/18/2026 · upd. 01/18/2026