The Audio-Technica AT-VM95SH/H pairs the flagship of the VM95 cartridge series — the Shibata-tipped AT-VM95SH — with a universal 1/2″-mount headshell, pre-mounted and ready to fit straight onto a standard S-shaped tonearm. It’s the fastest way to bring audiophile-grade playback to turntables with removable headshells, from classic Technics decks to modern Audio-Technica tables.
The star of the kit is the 2.7 x 0.26 mil nude Shibata stylus, a line-contact profile originally developed for quadraphonic records. Its long, narrow contact patch reaches high-frequency detail deep in the groove that conical and elliptical tips leave behind, while also distributing tracking force over more groove wall — gentler on your records. An aluminum cantilever and the VM95 dual moving magnet generator deliver that detail with clarity and punch, housed in a durable low-resonance polymer body.
Threaded inserts in the cartridge body mean it attaches to the headshell with just two screws — no nuts — and the whole assembly locks onto your tonearm in seconds. Like all VM95 cartridges, it accepts any AT-VMN95 replacement stylus, so one body covers everything from 78s to top-shelf LP playback.
Features
- VM95 Series dual moving magnet cartridge with 2.7 x 0.26 mil nude Shibata stylus
- Pre-mounted on a universal 1/2″-mount headshell for 4-pin turntable cartridges
- Shibata line-contact profile retrieves fine high-frequency detail and reduces record wear
- Aluminum cantilever and durable low-resonance polymer housing
- Threaded cartridge body mounts with just two screws — no nuts required
- Compatible with all AT-VMN95 replacement styli
Technical Specifications
- Model: AT-VM95SH/H
- Type: Dual moving magnet cartridge + universal headshell combo
- Stylus: 2.7 x 0.26 mil nude Shibata
- Cantilever: Aluminum
- Headshell: Universal 1/2″-mount, 4-pin
- Replacement stylus: AT-VMN95SH
- UPC: 4961310146498
