Audio-Technica VMN95SH VM95 series Shibata replacement stylus Brown

I recently upgraded my vinyl ripping setup with the AT-LP120XUSB record player. While I was pleased to see they supplied you with a bit nicer elliptical stylus instead of just an ultra cheap conical one, it became apparent that it was missing a lot in the grooves of my records. There was one song in particular toward the end of the side that stood out. Instrumentation wasn't well separated, there was a decent amount of inner groove distortion, bass was a bit too high, and the soundstage sounded very small. Just a muddy sound overall. So, I decided to upgrade the stylus as well. I was going to go with the micro linear one but I figured for $30 more, the Shibata one was probably worth it. My instincts and the reviews for this stylus were right. The amount of clarity and depth I get out of this Shibata stylus over the elliptical one is nothing short of astounding. Testing it with that same song as before, this stylus pulled out everything that the elliptical stylus was missing. All the inner groove distortion was gone, the soundstage opened up beautifully, and instrumentation was nicely separated. Highs and mids were crisp and articulate and the bass that was a smidge overpowering before decreased to a more pleasing level. I was a bit hesitant to pull the trigger because of the price but this stylus is worth every penny if you're even a remotely serious audiophile. It really makes listening to a nicely mixed and mastered record a very pleasing experience and I highly recommend it.

Upgraded to the AT 95SH (brown) from AT 95ML ( RED ) which had replaced my worn out 41 yr old Stanton 881s cartridge /stylus .. Feel the audio is " cleaner " & more precise from the shibata stylus than micro-linear one ... guess i'm partial as really enjoyed the sound from my old 881S and just as old JVC QL-Y55F tt for all these years ..Highly recommend for quality and value ..

Melhor compra possível, agudos não são sibilantes oq me incomodava nas agulhas da ortofon, frequências muito bem ajustadas com essa shibata, nao deve nada para as mc essa mm

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Estimado Lector, seguro que conoces la empresa Audio-Technica, un sonido fantástico a precios comedidos dentro del mundo del HIFI, tanto en sus giradiscos como en sus consumibles que son las agujas.La aguja AT-VM95E, VERDE, que trae de serie sus equipos es magnifica y barata.La aguja Audio-Technica VMN95EN es aún mejor que la verde y ya es decir, es una aguja económica de batalla que da un sonido muy bueno, pero solo da 300 horas.Audio-Technica VMN95SH Aguja Shibata, que es la que nos ocupa, es sublime en sus detalles, contraste. Pero es ecara y da 800 horas. Si eres exigente con el sonido de tus discos, esta es tu aguja.