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Your cart is empty.This 0. 3 x 0. 7 mil elliptical cartridge fits P-Mount turntables. It features precision engineering and many other features found in the more expensive Audio-Technica cartridges.
a.walker
2025-08-26 12:55:38
I am a casual listener of music who is moving technologically backward to 1980s components. My purchases include a Technics SL-QD33 turntable with a badly damaged stylus. Looked at replacement cartridges which ranged in price from $30 to your kidding me, right?? Think I picked this one up for around $50 which, based on reviews, seemed fair. Ez to install, balanced out the arm, began spinning a record and was blown away. My ears have grown accustomed to a JBL speaker, (which, for what it is, sounds pretty good), or car speakers. No more. Now I sit down at night with glass of wine in hand, Dirty Heads, Lou Reed, and Stick Figure filling the empty space between my ears. Each record that plays surprises me with sound quality I have definitely missed out on. I highly recommend this cartridge if looking to replace an older or damaged one, unless you feel a need to pay big bucks.
Clayton D. Blakey
2025-08-08 10:35:18
Good fit and good price!
Janie A. Evans
2025-07-30 14:51:04
We bought this to replace the one on a broken turntable. It is wonderful. Delivered on time and works beautifully.
NewsView
2025-07-16 10:13:31
As anyone who listened to vinyl "back in the day" knows, in the 1990s and earlier, quality phono cartridges were generally much more affordable. Of course, there have always been premium options aimed at audiophiles but it wasn't necessary years ago to buy a pricey phono cartridge to experience solid audio quality.The Audio-Technica AT85EP is one of the few affordable name-brand cartridges on the market. The sound is well balanced and the cartridge is more forgiving than some on static and pops. (If your vinyl is in less than pristine condition this is the cartridge to get.)I can only compare this to a vintage GRADO ZC+ and the current GRADO Black3 cartridge, both of which per the specs go to 10,000khz vs. 20,000-20,000khz of the AT. The bottom end of this cartridge noticeably lacks the uber-low bass that the GRADO cartridges reliably reproduce. That said, there are other instruments that come through more clearly with this cartridge — i.e. cymbals and snare drums. GRADO brings vocalists forward more but not by so much as to make this AT cartridge inferior at approximately half the price. There are indeed pricier phono cartridges to be had, but this one gets the job done.In conclusion, my chief concern is that more and more P-mount cartridges seem to be discontinued or relegated to "New Old Stock" status with each passing year. Virtually all turntables manufactured today require standard mount — not this type. Personally, I wish audio component manufacturers would keep the plug-and-play option alive for those of us who would rather listen to music than nerd out. After all, many of us who came up through the 1980s and '90s have only ever known P-mount turntables. We simply want the nostalgia of dusting off our old vinyl collection — but want something better than a Crosley suitcase turntable to listen on. That is where P-mount comes in. There would be a future assured for P-mount phono cartridges if even a single manufacturer could be compelled to produce a P-mount compatible turntable. Will it happen? The audiophiles who have pretty much presided over the rebirth of vinyl in the past 20-some years would probably disagree but speaking as one who hails from the Old School, the market would be considerably greater among Boomers and Xers — old dogs who aren't particularly keen on learning new tricks what with declining middle-aged vision, fragile Standard Mount hardwired connections, Anti-Skate tweaks and a protractor! — if manufacturers would consider bringing back turntables with a few of the conveniences of old (beyond P-mount that would include semi- and auto-operation most of which are also absent on modern turntables). For now, thankfully, P-mount is still available thanks to AT, GRADO and a handful of others. My advice? Buy what you need to keep your vintage turntable going while you still can.
hleman
2025-07-04 10:51:03
Fits the application and should hyave a great sound.
Bill R.
2025-05-16 18:49:21
You're limited on what cartridge you can purchase for a p mount. This one work great, not the quality of the original cartridge of the turntable, but works fine.
ontheverge
2025-04-14 10:15:09
This cartridge is just what we needed. Great tone, not hearing the popping sounds others mentioned but maybe our records are in better shape. Recommended!
DONALD
2025-03-22 11:57:34
Great way to fix up a working turntable missing the stylus or cartridge. Better than hunting down an old stylus for an old cartridge.
Oliver H.
2025-03-07 11:53:58
Habe das System für meinen Drittdreher (Technics sl q x 300) im Schlafzimmer gekauft. Es spielt sauber und verzerrungsfrei ab. Auch von hier in den Rezensionen erwähnten scharfen "s" und "z" Lauten kann bei mir keine Rede sein. Natürlich sollte man von einem System in dieser Preisklasse keine Wunder erwarten, aber es macht ordentlich seinen Job und liefert ein recht schönes Bassfundament. Mehr kann man nicht erwarten, aber auch nicht weniger. Kurzum: Von mir gibt es die vollen 5 Sterne!
The stainless steel rat
2025-03-04 18:56:48
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Juanjo RodrÃguez
2024-12-27 12:24:52
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Edgar Higuera
2024-12-22 10:58:32
Rescaté una Technics SL-Q300 con el propósito de empezar a conocer más sobre el mundo del vinil. Entre otros detalles esta torna tenÃa un cartucho con una aguja totalmente desgastada. Después de investigar que opciones tenÃa compré este cartucho para montaje tipo P por un excelente precio. Dejo aquà una lista OBSERVACIONES de cosas sobre el producto que he ido notando en apenas 2 dÃas de uso:- EL PRECIO es super accesible. Yo que estoy super ajustado con el presupuesto para explorar un mundo donde hay equipo con precios de no creer, el precio es muy bueno. A la fecha de mi compra estaba aproximadamente en 45 USD. Puedes también encontrar el REPUESTO de la aguja solamente, pero para este modelo en especÃfico no te ahorras mucho entre comprar todo el cartucho con aguja incluida y solo comprar la aguja.- El cartucho VIENE EN UNA CAJA de cartón con buena presentación, por dentro tienen una base de plástico muy delgada para que no esté suelta dentro de la caja. En esa base dentro de una bolsita pequeña viene el cartucho protegido con su cubierta de plástico transparente para la punta. Además viene con su manual de usuario con un contenido interesante e ilustrativo.- LA CALIDAD DEL MATERIAL del cartucho se ve bastante bien, no sé ve como algo que vaya a fallar o dañarse pronto, ademas que la combinación de colores me parece agradable.- EL MONTAJE es sencillo y rápido, es para tipo P (como ya mencioné), solo hace falta quitar el tornillo que fija el cartucho al brazo, remover el antiguo cartucho jalando con pequeños movimientos laterales y montar el nuevo haciendo presión también con suaves movimientos. Por último volver a colocar el tornillo. OJO que no trae el tornillo necesario para que quede fijo al resto del brazo.- LA CALIDAD DE SONIDO es buena. Siendo nuevo en el mundo de como escuchar vinilos y todo el equipo de audio para esta actividad no tengo una buena referencia de como puede llegar a sonar un vinilo con un equipo de alta gama. En la descripción indica que la aguja es de tipo elÃptica, por lo que se supone que otorga una mejor calidad que una cónica (que igual luego compraré para fines de experimentar). Para mÃ, el sonido es agradable, noto algo de mayor presencia en frecuencias altas que en las versiones digitales (Spotify, YouTube) de las mismas canciones con las que hice las pruebas pero también es rico en brillo debido a esto. LA PRUEBA SE REALIZÓ con el equipo que tengo ahorita a la mano que es la tornamesa Technics SL-Q300 con este cartucho, la salida RCA va a unos adaptadores RCA-Jack 1/4 macho para entrar en los pre amps de mi interfaz Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 2nd gen (pronto compraré un pre amp para tornamesas), por último la salida de la interfaz van a mis monitores Pre Sonus Eris 4.5. Como pueden ver la prueba no sé está haciendo en el ambiente óptimo, pero de momento es lo que hay.Opinión general: Gran producto para iniciar a explorar las partes de un tornamesa y el mundo de los vinilos. Por su precio obtienes calidad decente en todos los aspectos del producto.Espero les sea de ayuda esta opinión, pronto iré actualizando y subiendo imágenes y videos.
Samy Douek
2024-11-18 13:23:53
A qualidade dos timbres é transientes foi uma grata surpresa
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