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Audio-Technica AT-VM745xML
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.
Like all our MM cartridges, this updated design closely mirrors the cutter head used to make the vinyl master. It utilizes two magnets, positioned to match the left and right channels in the stereo record groove for outstanding channel separation and extended frequency response. But the new VMx series also introduces material and design changes to further refine the sound, offering responsive playback that is especially sensitive to the dynamism of musical expression.
Features
- AT-VMx dual moving magnet cartridge with microlinear stylus
- Microlinear stylus tracks the record groove with incredible accuracy, providing more nuanced sound reproduction than elliptical and conical styli
- Significantly lighter stylus tip (compared to previous model) allows for more precise tracing of the record groove
- Solid boron cantilever quickly transmits vibrations from the record groove, ensuring accurate reproduction of dynamic musical passages
- Die-cast aluminum housing reduces vibrations and resonance
- 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
- 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
Solid Boron Cantilever and Metal Body
The three premium VMx models (AT-VM760x, AT-VM750x, AT-VM745x) feature a solid boron cantilever. Naturally lightweight and rigid, boron transmits signals from the record groove faster than an aluminum cantilever. The result is more accurate sound reproduction that’s particularly noticeable on dynamic musical passages. The die-cast aluminum body reduces vibrations and resonance.
Easy to Install & Use
Highly Efficient Generator
Specifications
| Cartridge & Stylus | |
|---|---|
| Frequency Response | 20 to 27,000 Hz |
| Channel Separation | 26 dB (1 kHz) |
| Vertical Tracking Force | 20° |
| Tracking Force | 1.8 to 2.2 g (2.0 g standard) |
| Stylus Construction | Nude Microlinear |
| Recommended Load Impedance | 47 k ohms |
| Coil Impedance | 3.2 k ohms (1 kHz) |
| DC Resistance | 750 ohms |
| Coil Inductance | 480 mH (1 kHz) |
| Output Voltage | 3.7 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.) |
| Output Balance | 1.0 dB (1 kHz) |
| Cantilever | 0.28 mm (0.011”) diameter solid boron |
| Static Compliance | 20 × 10-6 cm/dyne |
| Dynamic Compliance | 7 × 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz) |
| Dimensions | 29.0 mm (1.1”) × 18.3 mm (0.72”) × 17.5 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, Non-magnetic screwdriver, Brush |
| Threaded Hole | M2.6 × 2 |
| Recommended Load Capacitance | 150 to 250 pF |
| Replacement Stylus | AT-VMN45xML* (sold separately) |
| Stylus Curvature Radius | 2.2 × 0.12 mil |
| Type | VM |
| Weight | 8.8 g |