Audio-TechnicaAT81CP 0.6 mil Conical Cartridge for P-Mount Turntables

I recently acquired a Sony PS-LX340 turntable which had the original cartridge and stylus, and it was a nightmare to try and work with. The counterbalance was not enough, and the anti-skate was barely noticeable in effectiveness. So, I ordered this, and it massively improved the turntable.For setting up, I just unscrewed the original cartridge, put the new one in, and set the holding screw back. I also (per the manual’s instructions) reset the anti-skate and counterweight back to zero. It was a very easy setup process.As for sound quality, I’m not the best at gauging this, but I can tell you this, my father has a Ortofon 2M Red on his turntable, and it sounds just as good. It have a very clear and bright tone, and it also does very well with heavy bass.The only adjustment I had to make to the tone arm was the raise/lowering arm height. It was just a tad too high to play 7-inches, but that was a literal 5 second fix, and I highly doubt you’d have to do that because mine was already tampered with.For 30 dollars, this is an amazing upgrade. It’s more expensive counterpart, the AT85EP, is almost identical to this stylus, but it picks up a bit more clarity, but there is a downside to that, being it picks up every pop and scratch more. For my money, I’d just stick to this one.

Sounds great. If you want a reasonably priced stylus for a vintage turntable get this, you won’t be disappointed. Keep in mind I’m not an audiophile, I just like listening to my records

Can’t beat the price and the sound. Replaced a Shure cart with new stylus and it was to tinny. The AT sounded great, nice full sound. I would recomend this cartridge.

Well packaged, easy install, drastically improved dynamic range and channel separation overall and frequency response in the high-mid when playing LPs. Good purchase.

This fits most old turntables easy to use . Sound quality is even better than before .

I found this item in two places on Amazon. After I looked a litter further, I found the same item for $20.00 less. Guess which one I ordered. Perfect fit, exactly what I need for my Kenwood turntable. Easy to install, sounds great.

Purchased to replace worn out/broken cartridge on a Sansui D11 direct drive turntable. Fit perfectly, sounds great, good price/value, perfect function.

overly expensive pointy stick, worked fine though.