Replacement
& Upgrade Styli

Even the finest diamond stylus becomes worn after an extended period of play.The styli in our VM cartridges are no different. But it is easy to replace the stylus and continue to use your cartridge. Our renewed VM cartridges have 7 styli and 3 types of bodies to choose from. Not only is it not necessary to buy an entirely new cartridge, but you can also enjoy the experience of upgrading your stylus or trying a new cartridge/stylus combination.

Cartridge Body
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VM700 Body VM700 Body
VM500 Body VM500 Body
VM600 Body specialized for mono VM600 Body specialized for mono
Product
VM760SLC
VM750SH
VM740ML
VM540ML
VM530EN
VM520EB
VM510CB
VM670SP
VM610MONO
VMN60SLSpecial Line Contact Stylus
VMN60SLC
Standard
replacement
Upgrade to
VM760SLC
Upgrade to
VM760SLC
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
*(2)
*(2)
VMN50SHShibata Stylus
VMN50SH
Becomes
VM750SH
Standard
replacement
Upgrade to
VM750SH
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
*(2)
*(2)
VMN40MLMicroLine ® Stylus
VMN40ML
Becomes
VM740ML
Becomes
VM740ML
Standard
replacement
Standard
replacement
Upgrade to
VM540ML
Upgrade to
VM540ML
Upgrade to
VM540ML
*(2)
*(2)
VMN30ENElliptical Nude Stylus
VMN30EN
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Becomes
VM530EN
Standard
replacement
Upgrade to
VM530EN
Upgrade to
VM530EN
*(2)
*(2)
VMN20EBElliptical Bonded Stylus
VMN20EB
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Becomes
VM520EB
Becomes
VM520EB
Standard
replacement
Upgrade to
VM520EB
*(2)
*(2)
VMN10CBConical Bonded Stylus
VMN10CB
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Becomes
VM510CB
Becomes
VM510CB
Becomes
VM510CB
Standard
replacement
Becomes
VM610MONO
Standard
replacement
VMN70SP3mil Conical Bonded Stylus
VMN70SP
*(1)
*(1)
*(1)
*(1)
*(1)
*(1)
*(1)
Standard
replacement
VM670SP
  • (1) Becomes stereo wiring SP cartridge. Since the SP records only have monaural modulation, using mono body would be recommended.
  • (2) When playing the earliest mono LPs, there is a possibility that the stylus will touch the bottom of a record groove and produce unwanted noise.

* Lifetime of the replacement stylus is approx. 300 to 500 hours for Conical, 300 hours for Elliptical, 1000 hours for MicroLine ®, and 800 hours for Shibata and Special Line Contact.