Audio Technica AT85EP Replacement Cartridge P-mount Elliptical Stylus (Black/White)

I'm no audiophile, but this is a fantastic upgrade from your generic cartridge and stylus. The sound is warm, full, and none of the top end is compressed. Well worth the investment.

Replaced an old aftermarker cartridge on my Marantz TT-275 and wow - what a difference! Sound quality is on another level. The TT-275 cartridge is held in with a screw that can be undone by fingers alone (no screwdriver required) so it took about 30 seconds to swap. For the price, this cartridge seems like a very good buy.

I replaced the original? Technics cartridge in my SL-5 turntable with this one after reading good reviews. I was disappointed; the sound is vastly improved. It was a straight replacement and worked perfectly without the need for any additional adjustments. Very easy to fit and a great price too.

It's a great stylus, I could tel the difference in sound from the original one on my technics, I was disappointed that the screw in the photos wasn't included as the original screw was lost years ago. Wasn't mentioned anywhere that the screw was not included.

Big improvement on crackle. I bought a used Technics turntable earlier this year that still had the original cartridge fitted. Whilst the music sounded great, I was getting a lot of crackle from LP’s that looked in very good condition. No matter how much I cleaned the vinyls, still crackle. So, I thought I’d go for one of these. For the price it’s a no brainer. The music still sounds great, but bugger me, most of the crackle has disappeared! Just goes to show that with hi fi you don’t need to spend a fortune to dramatically improve the sound. Really impressed and highly recommend.

Fantastic works great no problems. Product as described. Fitted in less than a minute.

About the only decent P4 cartridge available and, being from Audio Technica, delivers a surprisingly good performance for the price. I can only hope they keep producing them.

I've had my Marantz TT530 since 1984, only used it occasionally for a couple of years when new, then due to using CD's it spent most of the time in the attic. Decided to revive listening to LP's again but the standard cartridge / stylus was worn. While you can spend a fortune, didn't want to for such a basic turntable, so after looking at reviews decided on the AT85EP, what a fantastic difference.

Ho preso questa testina per sostituire quella originale, (ormai aveva dato tutto) una Technics con attacco T4P, montata su un piatto SLDD2. Non avevo grosse aspettative pur leggendo recensioni più che positive e invece, mi ha sorpreso. Anche con vecchi vinile anni '70, non ha confronti con quella sostituita. Suono limpido con alti e medi senza incertezze e bassi decisi. Scelta azzeccatissima e consigliatissima. Un grazie ad Amazon ed i corrieri per la consegna super anticipata rispetto al previsto.

Conforme à mon attente!!!

Best upgrade ever voor my Technics SL-5 Audio Technica AT 85 EP T4P Cartridge with the eleptical stylus in it More tight bass, more stereo image and refind highs with plenty more details as the original one from technics Highley recommended

Moving from a clean but stock stylus on a 40+ year old turntable, I could immediately hear the improvement in the audio output when I replaced it with the AT85EP stylus. I tested it one of my more worn out records, and even then the jump in quality and improvement in the mid range tones was distinctly noticeable. While it's never going to fully complete with the more expensive DJ Styluses out there, this more than held it's own in a household stereo and definitely steps up your gear to mid tier audio without having to layout serious $$$. I recommend using this with the S.M.S.L PH-1 Phono Preamp.

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