🧡 Audio-Technica VM530EN Dual Moving Magnet Elliptical Stylus Stereo Turntable Cartridge in Vibrant Orange Review

I'm not an expert when it comes to cartridges but this one sounds really good with my turntable easy to install and securely packaged

The pickup has an excellent sound. However, it came with the wrong hardware (nuts and bolts) and I had to call Audio-Technica to get new hardware. A few days later it arrived and I set everything up correctly and it sounds great on my AT LP-1240 turntable. Thanks to Audio-Technica for the help.

Still running - I'm digitizing my vinyl collection and right now this needle is hot and bright. I understand this is normal; However, it picks up every pop crackle and static electricity on my vinyl. I'm not sure how many hours of gameplay before that brightness goes out, but I've logged 10-12 hours and it's still hot. Sound quality is what you'd expect from Audio Technica (solid)

If you have access to another stylus and have heard literally every other stylus, you will find that the VM530EN is badly lacking. This is VERY overpriced. Paying 50€ would be too expensive. Of course, I adjusted it with a Stevenson protractor, but the result was the same: a flat, poor-quality sound. I really regret the purchase (thanks to the plethora of positive reviews here) and after hearing how weak it sounds I did more research and educated myself on many other excellent (and less…

Today I received a cartridge and case combination and I'm listening to it right now. It's not broken, so it has a little shine. But brightness aside, this is a great tracker. I'm listening to John Cougar Mellencamp's Lonesome Jubilee LP, the last track is Cherry Bomb and the cart tracks this track MUCH better than the cart I had before (Ortofon 2M Red). Because this carriage [AT] has an elliptical stylus, it actually competes more with 2M Blue than Red. If you have a Technics SL1200 and need a…

I had a lot of experience with the VM540ML, so I decided to try EN as well. Not as detailed as a microline (yup), but the 530 retains a large soundstage and excellent separation. While the elliptical diamond picks up more noise, it also appears "more alive" than ML, which can feel a bit casual in presentation. This advantage is also evident when compared to the blue Ortofon 2M, which I think loses in direct competition with the 530, the blue one lacks the boost of the AT car and the sound is…