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A sturdy and industrial-feeling introductory phono stage. Designed specifically to amplify your moving magnet cartridge output to line level. The form factor of the unit is small and subtle, so it can be placed near the turntable/amp without being intrusive.

Please Note: You will need interconnect cables to connect this phono stage to your amplifier.

Ethos is a truly high-end cartridge featuring a vital-shank, nude-diamond stylus.

This polyhedral, line-contact profile was chosen because it has a very low tip-mass and a large contact area whilst being very narrow from front to back; even enabling the undistorted retrieval of ultrasonic frequencies in a recording. In order to properly process this information, at the heart of the Ethos cartridge is Goldring's hand-built GOL-1 moving-coil generator. Featuring a hand-wound cross-shaped, soft-iron armature and married to a low resonance aircraft aluminium chassis, each one is precision tuned by expert craftsmen to achieve the best ever level of performance.

Audio-Technica's new AT-VMx series premium dual moving magnet (MM) cartridges deliver a rich, detailed, and expansive sound. Designed to mirror the vinyl cutting head, they use dual magnets for exceptional channel separation and extended frequency response.

The VMx series features a paratoroidal coil generator with PCUHD® copper wire and reduced coil turns, resulting in improved efficiency, reduced crosstalk, and stunningly clear, immediate audio. The AT-VM530xEN model stands out with its lightweight 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus, which reduces vibration system mass for better frequency response and less distortion than a bonded stylus.

For user convenience, VMx cartridges include threaded inserts for easier mounting and a V-cut stylus protector for precise stylus positioning.

Key Features:

• AT-VMx dual moving magnet cartridge with 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus
• 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical nude stylus tracks the record groove with accuracy for outstanding audio reproduction
• Significantly lighter stylus tip (compared to previous model) allows for more precise tracing of the record groove
• 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