Audio-Technica VM610MONO Dual Moving Magnet Mono Cartridge for Mono Vinyl LP records Blue

This is a brilliant sounding Mono cartridge, the only disappointment is I waited so long to buy one! I use an Audio-Technica AT-VM95SH stereo cartridge so was tempted to try this mono cart to see if it could improve the sound of my (already excellent sounding) Beatles/Stones/Kinks & Dylan in Mono vinyl box sets. And boy does it! The noise floor is incredibly low. The sound is smoother overall, but somehow also more dynamic. I am astonished how good this cart is - especially considering the low price. If your tonearm has a removable headshell (I bought a pair of Audio Technica headshells for about £20) then you can add one of these superb cartridges to your setup and swap out headshells in seconds. My stereo cart is very similar in weight and the tracking forces have the same range so very possible to set it up and swap headshells without having to make any adjustments at all. Highly recommended I couldn’t be happier with this purchase.

I bought this cartridge to play some mono recordings I have ,they sound much better than just using a stereo cartridge I also have a mono option on my amplifier though so that may also be a factor.

If your listening to mono lps with a sterio cartridge. I was amazed at the VM 610 MONO. what a difference. Beautiful and clear. Revealing detail not produced from a sterio cartridge. Brilliant at an affordable price.

The media could not be loaded. Es increíble la calidad de sonido que este cartucho aporta a la reproducción de los discos monofónicos, los hace revivir! Comparé el sonido con el cartucho VM540ML (estéreo) y sí hay una diferencia muy notoria. El cartucho VM610MONO genera una señal monoaural muy "centrada" y muy nítida que proyecta el sonido de una forma realmente muy agradable!

I recently bought this as I have many classical recordings from the 1950s. I make digital transfers and post them on YT. This process requires reformatting the stereo that I record back into mono. My thought was to record in mono to save a step. I was, however, not prepared for the tremendous improvement in sound of this cartridge on these mono recordings. The music is clearer and cleaner than what I had used (stereo cartridges). Surface noise (hiss and crackle) was cut at least 75%. The sound is bright and punchy, which has been my experience generally with AT cartridges. It has a great deal of gain, and I in fact had to turn down the volume from what I normally listen at. The cartridges I have been using (Grado Platinum, AT, Shure) are wonderful for stereo but this one beats them hands-down on mono records. Honestly, I had no expectation that it would make such a big difference - and am now thinking of digitizing some of my favorite vinyl again with this cartridge.My only quibble is that it came with just one mounting screw/washer/nut. Luckily I have extras of these around and was able to attach the cartridge to the tonearm head shell.If you are playing mono records, and want to hear them the way they were meant to be heard, I highly recommend this cartridge.

il disco sta girando, è un 33 giri da 10 pollici....sembra rivivere, è un piacere sentirlo. direi che questa testina fa ottimamente il suo lavoro.

Installée sur une audio technica LP5. C'est absolument parfait et le changement entre stéréo et mono est super rapide si chaque cellule a son porte cellule.

...man es denn befestigt bekommt.Ich wollte das System auf einem Zweit-Headshell montieren um damit einen Stapel alter Mono-Platten aus den 50’ern und 60’ern zu digitalisieren. Das System klingt gut, allerdings gestaltete sich die Befestigung echt übel. Es blieb keine andere Möglichkeit als die mitgelieferten Schrauben von unten durchzustecken und die Muttern auf dem Headshell aufzudrehen, da Audio-Technica sich bewogen fühlt, normale Sechskantmuttern beizulegen anstatt Rundschlitzmuttern. Jetzt siehts einfach nur Sche..e aus und die Justage wird erschwert da sich Schrauben und Muttern verkanten da die Muttern nicht in die Schlitze der Langlöcher des Headshells passen.Danke Audio-Technica das ich jetzt erst mal noch einen Satz Befestigungsschrauben bestellen darf! 😣