Yes agree, good review! Looking forward for next review, thanks!

Great video. The AT95E has been the best value cartridge since its introduction. The current range in your video are all excellent with the ML being the pick of the bunch for me.

Very good and informative!

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Yes, the ML is a great upgrade from the E, but the E is still the best value in carts available currently, especially for the price. I sell many in my record store, as well as putting them on most tables I refurb and flip.

Thanks for your informative video. I left a comment on your comparison video. Thanks again !

Great video & explanation & I would like to say that I agree with all that you say & that I have bought all the range & I have fitted them to my Linn K9 Cartridge & the sound is just perfect for my ears & anyone who comes to listen to my music & I will say that anyone who buys the AT-VM95E with the cartridge & stylus as a starter pack will have great fun by buying the other models as just the Stylus pack because until they feel as though the Cartridge has had it's day they will be fine with what they have .. like I have ..

Great review.Ive tried the all the styli and for me the best one was the C ,really drew me into the music.The ML on my turntable sounded boring and dull . Technically very good ,but strangely enough it left me wanting more .

Thank you! So helpful . . .

Very informative!

Thank you for this amazing video. Nice channel.

Thanks for your content.

FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've tried all of the various VM95 styli except for the C, and I have to say that the ML is the best value IMHO. After I got it, I decided I would never get another E stylus ever again. I don't have the patience to try and dial out IGD. For me the ML is the sweet spot.

Hi, thanks for the review. I own the 95E, ML and the Shibata. I find the E the most exciting of them all!

Nice review got the shibata love it real improvement tried the C and E first but you get what you pay for.exelent review thou.i subed

Hello, and thank you for your excellent video review. I have two turntables a Dual CS 505-3 and a Dual 621 and I was thinking of getting the AT-VM95ML for both. Do you think this would a good choice? If you don't mind offering an opinion, what AT-VM95 series would you suggest? Thank you.

I went from the c to the shibater well worth the money great details and a wide soundstage 👍😄

Incredible value

That's an excellent review that should really help some people decide if an upgrade beyond the VM95E is worth the extra money. Which one is preferred is always subjective, but with a system with decent resolution, the differences in the ML should indeed be fairly apparent, especially in higher frequencies. The differences between the ML and SH are more subtle. I tend to prefer the midrange warmth and slightly more delicate treble of the SH, but they're close, and with the benefit of longer service life from the ML, there's valid argument about which is better value. It's also worth mentioning that the ML wears more consistently than other profiles....most profiles degrade slowly over time with decreasing fidelity until they near the end of the useful service life. Whereas a microlinear profile sounds nearly the same right up until near the end of it's service life due to the cut of the profile, so not only longer service life, but closer to its original fidelity for that period.

I just replaced my vmn95e stylus to vmn95ml. The difference is HUGE, im very impressed with the sound! IGD is gone! I recommend this cartridge!

Great info. I wish I had this years ago. AT should pay you to use your descriptions in text on their site describing the relative differences of each stylus because it’s way better than the scant info they have. I do have one question and I suggestion for a future video. What is it about a “better” turntable that would compel you to choose the SH over the ML. And how do you define better? I have the following turntables and I would like your opinion on a how you would rank them from good to better to best, and which one is the point at which you would begin the choose a SH over the ML stylus on a VM95 cart. In random order (so as not to influence your rankings): Micro Seike MR-411 Technics SL-Q202 Technics SL-1200 mk2 Denon DP-62L (I have both the straight and a ‘S’ shape tone arm but I’ve only used the S-shape) Sansui FR-5080 And finally my suggestion for a future topic is to compare the VM95 series to the VM540 series. It’s quite a big jump in price from the equivalent stylus in each (VM95ML vs VM540ML for ex) and I would like your opinion as to if you think it’s worth the price difference.

I have the C the E and the EN version of stylus Everything as you go up in range is an improvement 95E is let's say 50% improvement over the C 95EN is a 25% improvement over the E My next buy will be the ML Nice video 👍

Good info. I have the 95ML and have just acquired the 95SH stylus. On first listening, the 95SH is more fleshed out , that is more body. Groove noise is about the same and the treble is very similar except for a little more air and decay. Hope this helps someone. Incidentally did you modify the Technics yourself? I have one but it has the standard arm. How much of a difference did the Rega arm provide?

Nice info here, I have the AT-VM95E really enjoy it for the price, also, just picked up the schiit mani 2. Do you have any good ideas what settings I should use?

I own both the red and green and for some reason the green one sounds ace. And I also have the mt nagaoka and shure and I love the sound the green one provides

I upgraded from a 95E to a 95ML and IMO it is absolutely worth the higher price tag. The 95E is rated for 300 hours of play while the 95ML is rated at 1000. You can also go with a 95S (Shibata) stylus in the future if you wanted because it shares the same body as a 95ML. The playback from the 95ML is really amazing (to me anyway) and I'm very happy with it's performance. Doesn't matter what style of music I play, it all sounds really nice through the 95ML, though I will say it really shines on Jazz! I'm listening to Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage as I write this and it's really sounding wonderful, like I'm right there in the Jazz lounge listening. My set up is as follows : SL1200 MKII, VTA set at 1.8, anit skate at 2 and tracking force of 1.8. Running into a pair of Klipsch R-51PM (Powered speakers) and a Klipsch R120SW. I'm very happy with the performance of the VM95ML and highly recommend it. It's the best bang for your buck.

I prefer the shibata as to my ears seems to have the best blend of detail combined with a warm midrange

Can i fit a new audio technia stylus tu my old at 11e cartridge?

I use a at 95ml and find it excellent did putting a rega tonearm improved your technics sl 1200 as i have a sl1200 and a rega rb303 in a box but still have the original arm on is it much off an upgrade

one good advantage with this range is that they are extremely easy to fit and set up due to needing only two screws going in from the top.

@StylusDrop Great video. I have recently purchased a House of Marley stir it up wireless turntable. This came with an audio technica AT3600L. I have bought a couple of new records and at certain points they repeat. I wondered if you thought upgrading the stylus would eliminate this? Appreciate your feedback! (Please talk to me like a beginner, as I am!)

Stylus Drop best one for Rap & Dance Music?

Fab video...just what I was looking for. I have the AT LP3 with the VMN95E fitted which (for the money) is excellent. I'm really interested in the ML version, but is that overkill for such a cheap deck?

Nice review, I have all 3 , orange, red , brown, they are all incredibly good for the money they cost, but... the green and blue offerings are made in China, made in Japan starts from the orange upwards, I don't know whether or not this makes a difference sonically or overwise. The cartridge bodies are all identical, so we're told , this may cause limitations the higher up the range you go , for example the internal wire winding material will be the same , as on the 'C' and 'SH' and let's not forget there is no shielding plate between the internal LEFT and RIGHT channels which can lead to 'cross talk', and all employ the standard aluminium pipe cantilever. The cart bodies on the EN , ML , SH in my opinion need to be a little more sophisticated to really get the very best out of the more exotic stylus profiles , don't get me wrong I have these 3 carts myself and I love them all , the sweet spot for me has been the orange EN , although it's nice to have the ML and SH , I believe the cart body has really reached its limit at the EN,point. For a bit more money try the VM530EN, which is a very accomplished performer with a better body , better windings and internal shielding etc.. I have 4 of them and they sound really good on my technics sl 1200g.

I have the 95E on one of my turntables, a Systemdek IIX 900 with a Rega RB250 arm. It’s ok for the price and does an adequate job but nothing special. I also have a Linn K9 cartridge on my other deck that was made for them by AT which also takes the VM95 series of stylus and I use the C on this to play my used older records as it does not sit as deeply in the record groove. This is very kind to surface noise and I would rate this as an excellent buy but it is mounted on a better arm the Ittok so it’s not a direct comparison. When my hard to find vital stylus wears out on the K9 I will be looking at the ML or Shibata as a replacement, that is why I clicked on this video. Probably going for the ML as it’s the nearest profile.

U can use the ML on a Lp120x or Lp3?

I liked the ML even more than the SH, but my cat destroyed the former after only two weeks, and there were no replacements in stock at the time! Peace.

I just got a Technics SL-100C that came with a vm95c. Reading everywhere, looks like this is pretty much the first thing I have to upgrade, so I immediately turned to the vm760SLC, thinking on just getting the top of the line and be done with it forever. But, is it overkill? Will my turntable really take advantage of it or what's the model I should be looking forward to? This is my first "pro" vinyl experience, coming from audiophile digital (SACDs and hi-res audio) and found the experience incredibly lackluster, it's all mid/treble and highs, no bass or low frequency at all. I'm betting on this being fault of the vm95c itself, and looking for the vm760SLC to fix it at least to an acceptable listening experience. How in the wrong am I?

The VM95E is a very good entry level cartridge that can later be easily considerably upgraded with a ML or SH stylus. That said all VM95 cartridges need a rather low load capacitance (cable + input ~ 200-250pF) to function at their best.

Conical is better than elliptical or Shibata type. Both E and SH have more distortion compared to C

Sometimes i feel like i'm the only person that Collect classical music on 78's🤣

What about ATN XP5

Yea please More videid