Audio Technica AT-VM745xML Moving Magnet Cartridge (Pre- Order)
Audio Technica AT-VM745xML Moving Magnet Cartridge
Stock Due mid December 2025
Audio Technica's VMx cartridge line features material and design updates that further improve the popular VM series. Including an improved coil design and a lightweight boron cantilever (instead of the standard aluminium) for better dynamics.
The AT-VM745xML comes fitted with a Microlinear stylus
Engineered and manufactured using computer numerical control, Microlinear styli have extremely narrow sides that offer excellent vertical contact with minimal horizontal contact. This shape is one of the most accurate, high-fidelity shapes available. The downside is that Microlinear styli can wear out more quickly than those with say, the Shibata shape. And they have less vertical contact compared to Audio Technica's flagship Special Line Contact styli.
The stylus fitted to this cartridge is a nude diamond rather than a diamond-tipped shank, which means it's more durable. It also has the VMx boron cantilever; boron has less than half the mass of aluminium, making the stylus extremely responsive to the groove.
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 (0.31 oz) |
| Notes | *The replacement stylus of this product is used for AT-VMx series products. In this series, we offer replacement styli with different stylus tip structures and point shapes. **Cartridge installation screws (5.0 mm (0.20”)) x 2 are used to secure the cartridge in the box at the time of purchase. Be sure to keep and not lose these after removing the cartridge from the box. For product improvement, the product is subject to modification without notice. |