Ortofon: VNL Replacement Stylus

Replacement styli for Ortofon's VNL DJ cartridge. The difference between the three options are their respective compliances (springiness/rigidity) and by extent their recommended tracking forces. A stylus' compliance tells you how firm or soft the suspension of a cartridge's stylus assembly is. Stylus compliance and effective mass of the tonearm + cartridge together determine the mechanical resonance frequency of the arm/cartridge system. The three options provided by Ortofon enable a DJ to get that "just right" feel for scratching & back-queuing.

"DJs can easily identify which stylus type best suits their individual DJ style and enables their absolute best performance capability." - Ortofon

Stylus VNL I - Flexible

• Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. - 6 mV
• Channel separation at 1kHz - 20 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz -2/+4 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force - 100 μm
• Compliance, dynamic lateral - 16 μm/mN
• Tracking force range: 3 - 5g
• Recommended tracking force: 4g

Stylus VNL II - Rigid

• Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. - 6 mV
• Channel separation at 1kHz - 20 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz -2/+4 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force - 90 μm
• Compliance, dynamic lateral - 15 μm/m N
• Tracking force range: 3 - 5g
• Recommended tracking force: 4g

Stylus VNL III - Firm

• Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. - 6 mV
• Channel separation at 1kHz - 20 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz -2/+4 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force - 90 μm
• Compliance, dynamic lateral - 14 μm/mN
• Tracking force range: 3 - 5g
• Recommended tracking force: 4g