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 More Details |
 VM700 Body |
 VM500 Body |
 VM600 Body specialized for mono |
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Product |
VM760SLC |
VM750SH |
VM740ML |
VM540ML |
VM530EN |
VM520EB |
VM510CB |
VM670SP |
VM610MONO |
 Special Line Contact Stylus VMN60SLC |
Standard replacement |
Upgrade to VM760SLC |
Upgrade to VM760SLC |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
*(2) |
*(2) |
 Shibata Stylus VMN50SH |
Becomes VM750SH |
Standard replacement |
Upgrade to VM750SH |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
*(2) |
*(2) |
 MicroLine ® Stylus VMN40ML |
Becomes VM740ML |
Becomes VM740ML |
Standard replacement |
Standard replacement |
Upgrade to VM540ML |
Upgrade to VM540ML |
Upgrade to VM540ML |
*(2) |
*(2) |
 Elliptical Nude Stylus VMN30EN |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Becomes VM530EN |
Standard replacement |
Upgrade to VM530EN |
Upgrade to VM530EN |
*(2) |
*(2) |
 Elliptical Bonded Stylus VMN20EB |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Becomes VM520EB |
Becomes VM520EB |
Standard replacement |
Upgrade to VM520EB |
*(2) |
*(2) |
 Conical Bonded Stylus VMN10CB |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Compatible |
Becomes VM510CB |
Becomes VM510CB |
Becomes VM510CB |
Standard replacement |
Becomes VM610MONO |
Standard replacement |
 3mil 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.