Microline Stylus Audio Technica. I guessed it was the alignment -- or maybe the pressing itself but to be sure I plugged in my Shure heh. Oh boy have I been at it again.
The VM designation stems from Audio-Technicas use of dual magnets arranged in the shape of a V. Audio-Technica VM740ML Dual Moving Magnet Stereo Cartridge with MicroLine Stylus - Red. The VM540ML MicroLine stylus cartridge is the premier 500 Series model in Audio-Technicas new VM cartridge line a line that harks back to A-Ts early days as a manufacturer primarily of high-end phono cartridges while also incorporating todays advanced technology.
It will play and decode all manner of quadraphonic records.
The Audio-Technica VM760SLC is a moving magnet type phono cartridge and is the most expensive of the three models found in ATs 700 series line of cartridges. This is a SUPERb sounding true audiophile needle. It is one of the advanced and most versatile products of Audio-Technica. Audio-Technicas internationally-patented Dual Magnet design replicates the structure of the cutter head.