and the other specs are very similar to the Audio Technica's, though its coil impedance is about 1/3 that of the A-T. My SH arrived earlier this week and I'll hopefully get some time to listen to it properly this weekend. The Technics is fitted with a fully rebuild and re-wired tonearm terminating in a low capacitance OFC cable. I really have to crank up my volume on that LP to get any sort of decent headroom, maybe the ML will open things up for stuff like that. Beginning with the conical stylus, a loss of detail and increase in surface noise don’t come as any surprise.

Technica VM95ML vs. VM95SH, generically Audio Technica VM95ML vs. VM95SH, generically

While the 95E is capable of producing some superb sound (especially for the cost), I discovered that there are just simply limitations to elliptical styli; they are not capable of reading inner grooves accurately and tend to be useless in avoiding harsh sibilance and distortion.

Having heard other styli mounted to an AT95 body in the past, I had always felt that it showed promise yet was easily bested by a slightly better stylus mounted to a better generator, good though the 95 generator was. I've also got a Dual 1218 begging to be used in my setup, I bet this stylus would go great with that low mass tonearm.

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FWIW my results are very similar to what other people have found, and some of those people have better equipment than I do. My trouble is that I feel it's excessively bright and the adjustments I have tried thus far don't seem to be making enough difference. This is probably considered heresy by some but as yet, apart from a few albums/tracks the TT doesn’t sound better than the high res streaming. The top end is crystal clear with no audible tracking distortion to speak of and a complete lack of sibilance even when pushed to the limits with a badly mastered LP pressed with limited dynamic range.I've read the built in pre on the 1500c is over 300pf capacitance, thus making it unsuitable for the 100-200pf AT spec. Also, apologies for the length; however, I know that for those new(ish) to vinyl (like me), it's the information below that is needed.

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If you get one already mounted in a headshell, the alignment might indeed not be quite right for your turntable. Actually, this composition might be better than his Toccata, but Gigout is on my personal "hopefully will be forgotten" list.

The design replicates the structure of the cutter head, precisely matching the positions of the left and right channels in the stereo groove resulting in extended frequency response, better stereo separation and exceptional tracking. Stereo imaging is greatly improved as is the texture of instruments and their placement within the stereo field. sec), 25dB channel separation at 1kHz, 20-20kHz frequency response (+2/-1dB), dynamic compliance, lateral, 20µm/mN, tracking force range is 1. All I can say is that for my current (modest) system, the AT-VM95ML works wonders and has changed my vinyl experience completely. The Ortofon revealed the venue's clean stop-start echo events, whereas the A-T turned that more into an amorphous "reverb.

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I bought AT-VM95ML/H on recomendation on another thread just before Christmas and I was and I still am impressed with the ML. After reading some post I learned that this was due to capacity and I bought an Art Dj Pre II for 55€ - and the brightness was gone instantly.It’s also my preference, but can definitely see those who prefer a more subtle approach enjoying file 2 which I think is the AT. Switching to the Elliptical stylus brings back the magic of the old AT95, though it’s much closer to the 95XE than the 95E. Not matter how other people have his own setup on phono preamplifier, results can show where is weak point. So in case anyone is wondering about tonearm compatibility/compliance matching for arms in the range, I don't think there is anything to worry about.