Audio-Technica AT-VMN95ML

Even a good diamond stylus wears out over time: conical styli after about 500 hours, elliptical after 300 hours, microlinear styli after 1000 hours, and Shibata styli after around 800 hours. For this reason, Audio-Technica has designed its VM95 series of dual moving magnet cartridges to allow for interchangeable styli, enabling the cartridge itself to be used almost indefinitely. So when the stylus is worn out, you don’t need to buy a new cartridge; you only need to purchase the appropriate replacement stylus or upgrade your system with a different, higher-quality stylus.