AT95E Phonograph Cartridge for 1/2" Mount Turntables

At this price point, this is a remarkable cartridge. I bought it to rehab an old Elac Miracord turntable, roughly fifty years old. In the course of the rehab, I also replaced the RCA cables on the table. And several small tweaks were performed to my system around the time of the cartridge being installed that certainly had an effect on the system's sound: I put in 12 gauge speaker wire, I changed the speakers over from a pair of bookshelf JBLs to a pair of Klipsch KG 5.2 (this resulting in a massive upgrade), and the turntable was changed from a balky Dual to the aforementioned Elac (also a large upgrade). So you can take my review with a grain of salt. It is probably hard to track down just what those improvements did individually. The Amp being used with this system is a Luxman r115. However, the end result is fantastic, and at least part of it is due to the needle/cartridge. Very full, bright, sound with a lot of punch. I put on Rory Gallagher's "Calling Card"-- a favorite lp, and one I know inside and out, and was very impressed with the overall sound. In short succession, I spun through Jimmy Smith, BB King, UFO and George Jones, and all sounded very very good. Tracking at 1.5 grams seemed on target. Minimal noise. Yes, you can likely do better. But it will cost you more. But this is very reasonable at less than forty bucks and frankly an upgrade for most listeners. My review is upped a notch (IE, from four to five stars) simply on the price value.

This arrived in a plain white box when I ordered it directly from Amazon and I kinda wondered if it was even legit (it was). I have a 1978 Japan made Technics SL-220. It has the 1200 style "S" arm so it's compatible with the nifty Technics overhang gauge. After some research I read time and time again the recommendation for this cartridge and the great match it was for my turntable in terms of compliance and such. Set it with the gauge in my technics headshell and I haven't touched it since because it is without fault to be modest. I have no distortion inner groove or otherwise. Right now I have a TC750 preamp going into a Yamaha RX-V377 a/v receiver and feeding Energy RC Micro 5.1 speakers (Canadian sister company to Klipsch). So modest equipment that has served me very well for movies and music through my Yamaha CD player. My turntable with this cart blows the CDP-S300 away with a decent pressing. The words I've heard to describe the AT95e do not really do it justice. It's great, and PHENOMINAL for the price. Everything sounds natural and very musical and not at all fatiguing. I have 50 hours on it at this point. I would say that it was great from the first minutes of use and did noticeably improve up to about 25 hours and then tapered off from there. I'd say at 30 hours you have it pretty well broken in. I plan to purchase the LP Gear AT-95SE stylus in the future as I hear great things about that upgrade. But honestly, this is adequate with the stock stylus for my application and I'd say most people's as well. It's a fantastic cartridge for all types of rock and metal I've tried so far. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I have a few turntables from a old Benjamin ELAC Miracord to my JVC QL-Y7, I been trying a few cartridges that would work with the Miracord for my less than desirable condition LPs, and on the cheap $$. This AT95E is my best under $100 cartridge that has worked for me. Sounded wonderful right from the start. Normally I'll play 50 or more hours for the cartridge/stylus to settle in, but this AT95E sounds very nice from the 1st LP. I set it up using a Baerwald protractor, set the tracking force per recommendations using a digital gauge and it has tracked very well and sounds better than I expected since. I have approximately 25 hours play so far, several of my older less than excellent condition LPs, and the AT95E played better than a handful of other under $100 carts in my system on this turntable. Then do this for less than than $50 on a Miracord with its arm mass - very nice.. When I wear this one down, I'll have no 2nd thoughts replacing it with another AT95E. I find the more $$ a cartridge is not always the best. My other main turntable, I have carts from just a little over $100 to over $1500 and my two favorite carts are one just over $100 and two others $500, so if you think you might be missing a lot because the AT95E is so affordable, you might get more than one would think. There are a lot of variables in systems and ones desires, and this AT95E fills one of my needs within my system. Great bargain, good tracking, respectable specs for a cart at the price point I give it 5 stars for a under $50 cartridge. What's not to like on the AT95E. The reviews for a less than $50 cartridges, I had to give it a try and I'm glad I did. I also got the AT-120E (for another turntable), and these AT cartridges give a lot for the $$. Sure you could go to higher end cartridges, but those that want an affordable cart and needs a turntable to play once in awhile and don't want to put a lot into it, this cart should be considered. Shipping from AV-House - arrived sooner than I had expected. A nice bargain always makes my day.

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Dopo qualche anno "senza stilo" ho deciso che il mio piatto giradischi doveva tornare a nuova vita. Mi sono guardato intorno a lungo. Prezzi esagerati e dubbi sulla effettiva compatibilità di un nuovo stilo con la mia cartuccia. Poi ho deciso di cambiare radicalmente e ho iniziato a cercare una cartuccia completa. Mi sono imbattuto in questa AUDIO-TECHNICA AT 95EB, a un prezzo che mi è sembrato subito allettante; ho quindi sviscerato il web alla ricerca di pareri e dopo averne trovati moltissimi positivi ho deciso di acquistarla. Una volta montata, vi confesso che sono rimasto colpito dalla chiarezza e dalla pienezza del suono. Aggiungo solo che, pochi giorni fa, parlando con un musicista professionista ed esperto conoscitore di audio, gli ho detto (con un po' di timore, data la sua esperienza) che avevo fatto questo acquisto e che ne ero rimasto molto soddisfatto; lui mi ha confermato che è un'ottima cartuccia, dal rapporto qualità-prezzo davvero conveniente.

La he visto montada en platos bastante caros. No me extraña. El sonido es muy bueno. No me ha parecido que dé una señal tan baja como he leído por ahí. Comparando una buena edición de un vinilo de jazz con el cd, he notado un leve aumento en altas frecuencias y una casi imperceptible disminución de bajas frecuencias en el sonido de esta cápsula. Por el precio que tiene dudo que haya algo mejor.

Perfecta calidad de audio por el precio, creo que es la mejor opción a comprar en este rango de precio. remplaza a una numark groove tool y se nota instantáneamente la mejora en los medios y agudos mucho mas claros. solo lo he podido probar sin subwoofer asi que no pude notar mejoras en los bajos. pero definitivamente vale la pena para subir de nivel tu tornamesa, y la aguja es de mejor calidad así que a largo plazo protege tus viniles.

MISE À JOUR : J'ai rencontré un problème de fabrication et j'ai du renvoyer la cellule. Ce sont des choses qui arrivent sur tous les produits et cela ne change en rien ce que je pensais de ce modèle. Amazon toujours aussi parfait m'a remboursé sans broncher. COMMENTAIRE D'ORIGINE : Je suis plutôt bluffé par cette cellule ! J'avais une Shure SC35C qui coûte quand même un peu plus du double de celle-ci. Résultat... L'AT95E s'en tire bien mieux ! Des basses plus équilibrées, des aiguës beaucoup plus brillants et détaillés, une meilleure séparation stéréo et une force d'appui beaucoup moins abusive ce qui donnera une plus longue espérance de vie à mes vinyles. En lisant les commentaires ici et là j'ai constaté la popularité ce cette cellule. Effectivement, il ne faut pas se fier à son aspect un peu "cheap" car pour une trentaine d'euros on a là un produit d'excellente qualité. Je précise qu'elle est fournie avec une protection en plastique ce qui n'est pas un point négligeable. Une cellule que je recommande à toute personne recherchant un son neutre de qualité Hi-Fi pour un petit budget.