Audio-TechnicaAT-VM95C/H Turntable Headshell/Cartridge Combo Kit Blue

It’s an incredible value. I find older records sound less distorted with this conical stylus than they do with the AT-VM95E elliptical.

It is a beautiful sound that comes from the Audio Cartridge. It is convenient that it is already mounted in the headshell for easy installation on your turntable.

I got this to see how it would change the sound. Its pretty good for AT's "low end" combo. I'm happy with what this can do.

Sounds great

This is a great value for someone who needs an all-in-one solution to mount to a tonearm and start listening to music with no fuss. I bought this for old, beat up records because I read online that the conical would be better for those records than my microlinear stylus (which is much more expensive). After some A/B testing, the conical doesn't seem to be any better. The ML stylus sounded better on every single record I tested, tracked over scratches better, and actually presented less surface noise. I'm not sure what "smoothing" a conical is supposed to do, but I didn't hear it. I even realigned everything and checked the tracking force for the new setup. I didn't even bother with trying to make it through break-in because I doubt it will make a huge difference anyway. If you have a ML stylus and are looking for something to smooth over beat down records, you might be better off just saving your money or investing in better record cleaning tools/products. Otherwise, this is a great value, it sounds great and the headshell is nice quality.

I purchased this stylus as a replacement to the original unit that failed after a few years of use on the Audiotechnica turntable I purchased off Amazon- which is great by the way. I reached out to Audiotechnica directly through their website. They responded after a few days to educate me on possible reasons for the failure, and how to adjust my turntable to prevent recurrence of a stylus failure. My warranty had passed, but even so, they still shipped me a replacement stylus to use as a backup. A real class act.....what customer service used to be! If this review was helpful to you, may sure to let me know!

Wow! I can't express how happy I am with this set up. I can't believe it sounds as good as it does for the price range. I had purchased an older Technics SL-1900 with what was probably the original headshell and stylus. After dinking around trying to replace the stylus alone, and failing, I decided to buy a new headshell/stylus combo. I am very happy with the results.i tried out the song Djano played by W. Marsalis, and it's my go-to song for my stereo set up. The high notes were brilliant, the midrange clear, and the basses came through un-muddied. I'm so impressed with the quality and clarity of this stylus (it's conical by the way).The packaging was very secure, and it arrived very quickly. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase this again.

Bought this after reading Herb Reichert's about a dozen times, as well as others. Takes me forever to pull the trigger on a purchase - regardless of price. Outshines all my other cartridges: Sumiko Pearl, Black Pearl, and Shure M-97xe. Sounded good right out of the box, but better after a couple of days. I was thinking about buying the other cartridges in the VM95 lineup, but I don't think I will. The conical just sounds too good. Give it a whirl - it costs next to nothing.