pdj733

This combo set is the real deal at a good price:Headshell Quality: I think this is a decent, perfectly adequate, albeit not high-audiophile grade headshell. It is indeed made in China (says so on underside) but the craftsmanship looks fine with no obvious defects. I will say I was hesitant to buy from the pictures. It looked like a bold, flashy design to me and I wasn't too fond of it. I'm happy to report it looks more understated in person than the pics may lead you to believe. It's an attra...

RF Guy

I bought this cartridge with an AT-VM95SH cartridge to compare the two. Both came pre-mounted with head shells and were in perfect alignment with my Technics SL1200 MK2 turntable right out of the box. I used an alignment grid and a digital stylus gauge for calibration. I did an A/B test of the same albums with the same exact setup for both cartridges and recorded the vinyl to .wav files. This (AT-VM95E cartridge) is almost sonically identical to the AT-VM95SH, I could not really hear a differ...

Gil T.

Great Audio Technical Cartridge and headshell combo. Sounds great and very easy to install.

Darwindan

Better than I expected. And a decent value as you get the headshell, wires, cartridge, and stylus for one price. Perfect for my vinyl records. Much better than the old Audio Technica cartridge it replaced that was probably 15 years old. Sounds excellent.

Mr Romo

This is the absolute best "all around" cartridge & headshell still mass produced today for its price +100.If you are looking for a great sounding cart/needle for all around listening this one will make you (your ears) very pleased. I've used no less than 50 high quality needles over my lifespan (20+ years in radio), and recently got a set of these to test against the likes of Ortofon, Shure, Nagata, Goldring, Stanton, Gemini etc... this needle outshines them all. Even against AT's other model...