LP Gear Needles / Stylus

LP TUNES ATN-71 ATN71 IMPROVED STYLUS

The LP Tunes ATN-71E ATN71E Improved stylus uprates and enhances the sound quality and performance of the original ATN71E stylus. It features a highly polished special elliptical diamond tip with .0003 × .0007 inch scanning radii bonded to a thin-wall alloy cantilever for groove tracing excellence. It offers very accurate tracing of record grooves and excellent reproduction of voice and music.

● Special elliptical upgrade replacement for Audio-Technica ATN71E stylus
● Made by Japanese shokunin crafting perfection, one stylus at a time
● 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical diamond tip titanium bonded to custom alloy cantilever
● Thin-wall alloy cantilever for groove tracing accuracy and fidelity
● Each stylus undergoes QC and listening test as final inspection
● LP GEAR® stylus - Above and beyond copies and generics

LP GEAR ATN-93 ATN93 (LINN BASIK) NEEDLE STYLUS

The LP Gear ATN-93 ATN93 needle stylus features a special conical diamond bonded to a thin-wall Zualum cantilever for natural sound quality, long playing life and fidelity to the record grooves. Tracking force: 1.5 to 2.5g.

LP GEAR ATN-95HE ATN95HE STYLUS
- Replaced by ATN95VL. See Related Products.

The LP Gear ATN-95HE ATN95HE stylus upgrades the LP Gear AT95C, AT95CE, AT95E and AT95SE phono cartridges to the a higher level of performance offered by the LP Gear AT95HE phono cartridge. The stylus features a special hyperelliptical diamond mounted on a thin-wall alloy cantilever for extraordinary fidelity.

For a stylus replacement that offers improved sound quality and performance, refer to Related Products below.

LP GEAR CERAPREME™ RED STYLUS
- LP GEAR® stylus - Above and beyond copies and generics

The LP GEAR® Cerapreme™ Red stylus elevates the sound quality of the humble ceramic cartridge used as original equipment in many nostalgia record players and modern turntables. It features a low mass natural diamond precision polished to true special elliptical shape with 0.0003 inch scanning radius allowing accurate tracing of all stereo record grooves. Uplifted by a thin wall aluminum alloy tube cantilever, the special elliptical diamond's bearing radius of 0.0007 inch supports the stylus force providing optimum reproduction and preserving the long playing life of your records. The Cerapreme Blue summons the notes from the contours of the record grooves with extraordinary musical expressiveness.

● Exceptional clarity and harmonic richness
● Sound quality and performance beyond original or substitute styli
● Special elliptical diamond for high fidelity sound quality
● Highly polished bonded 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical diamond tip
● Low-mass alloy cantilever for groove tracing accuracy and fidelity
● Made by Japanese artisans creating perfection with each stylus
● LP GEAR® stylus - Above and beyond copies and generics

The Cerapreme Red stylus has the ability to portray a convincing sound stage, better harmonic accuracy and cohesiveness across the frequency spectrum without the spiffiness usually associate with this ceramic cartridge. It unveils the purity and freedom heretofore masked by mundane and inferior styli often found with factory equipped ceramic cartridges. The Cerapreme Red offers the maximum most-for-the-money stylus.

AIN50SS LP GEAR SUPERB SHIBATA STYLUS
- Superb Shibata stylus for Audio-Technica AT440MLa, AT440Mlb, AT150MLX, AT150SA, VM750SH, and compatible cartridges

The Audio-Technica AT150MLX is a highly rated cartridge that has been discontinued and superseded by the VM750SH - a victim of the consumer electronics product life cycle where the product life cycle is around 2-3 years which means a product has to be revised or updated every two years or so. On one side, this is beneficial to the industry and consumers since it forces constant research and innovation. On the other hand, it is wasteful and counterproductive. This fosters short-term quality and product thinking - products that have a short-term life on the shelf. They break or sound old after a few years!. On one side, this is beneficial to the industry and consumers since it forces constant research and innovation. On the other hand, it is wasteful and counterproductive. This fosters short-term quality and product thinking - products that have a short-term life on the shelf. They break or sound old after a few years!

● Made by master artisans creating works of art with each stylus
● Special precision polished nude Superb Shibata diamond tip for organic sound quality
● Nude Shibata tip dimensions: .00016 x .0028 inch
● Sound quality and performance beyond current production substitutes
● Low-mass alloy cantilevered fulcrum for groove tracing accuracy and fidelity
● Tracking force: 1.00 -1.75 g
● LP GEAR® stylus - Above and beyond copies and generics

Multigenerational
At LP GEAR®, our business philosopjy prioritizes long-term excellence over short-term gain. We believe that exceptional phono cartridges should offer multigenerational lifetimes of enjoyment or much longer like the Guarneri violin. Older than the USA — 273 years old to be exact, the Vieuxtemps Guarneri Del Gesu-1741 named for its most famous owner the leading Belgian virtuoso and composer who esteemed it so much he wanted to be buried with it, recently became the most expensive violin in the world, selling for an estimated $16 million. Its new owner anonymously donated the historic instrument to violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, on loan for the rest of her life.

Thus we curated the AIN50SS stylus as testament of our esteem for the Audio-Technica AT150MLX cartridge so avid and loyal owners will continue to hear their magic at its best for many decades to come. It is a lofty goal — we believe its new soul transcends its former and latest self. The AIN50SS is LP Gear's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Superb Shibata replacement for the Audio-Technica ATN150MLX and VMN50SH stylus. and spiritual perfection by Japanese shukonin, each stylus divines the grooves with ultimate precision. It has incredibly realistic tone and chemistry that are heard, felt and enjoyed! Using stringently selected materials and handcrafted to physical, mental,

COMPATIBLE AUDIO-TECHNICA CARTRIDGES: AT100, AT7V, AT9V, AT120E/T, VM530EN, VM540ML, VM740, VM750SH, CM960SLC, VM520EB, AT150MLX, AT150SA, AT140LC, AT155LC, and more. Inquire for more.

LP GEAR ATN125SLC STYLUS
- High-Grade stylus for Audio-Technica AT125LC AT120E AT130E VM530EN and compatible cartridges

The Audio-Technica A120E and AT125LC were highly rated cartridges that have been discontinued - victims of the consumer electronics product life cycle where the product life cycle is around 2-3 years which means a product has to be revised or updated every two years or so. On one side, this is beneficial to the industry and consumers since it forces constant research and innovation. On the other hand, it is wasteful and counterproductive. This fosters short-term quality and product thinking - products that have a short-term life on the shelf. They break or sound old after a few years!

● High-Grade ATN125SLC stylus for Audio-Technica 100E AT120E, AT125LC VM530EN cartridge
● Made by master artisans creating perfection with each stylus
● Special precision polished Nude Special Line Contact diamond tip for supreme fidelity
● Tip dimensions: .0002 x .00078 inch Nude Super Line Contact µm
● Sound quality and performance beyond current production substitutes
● Low-mass alloy cantilevered fulcrum for groove tracing accuracy and fidelity
● Tracking force: 1.8 - 2.2 g (2.0 standard)
● LP GEAR® stylus - Above and beyond originals, copies and generics

AT LP GEAR®, our philosophy runs counterculture. We believe that products created for perfection should last a lifetime of enjoyment or much longer like the Guarneri violin. Older than the USA— 273 years old to be exact, the Vieuxtemps Guarneri Del Gesu-1741 named for its most famous owner, the leading Belgian virtuoso and composer who esteemed it so much he wanted to be buried with it, recently became the most expensive violin in the world, selling for an estimated $16 million. Its new owner anonymously donated the historic instrument to violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, on loan for the rest of her life.

Thus we curated this stylus as testament of our esteem for the Audio-Technica AT125LC and AT120E cartridges so devoted owners will continue to hear these gems at their best for many decades to come. It is a lofty goal — we believe its new soul transcends its former self. It has incredible chemistry that is heard, felt and enjoyed!

COMPATIBLE AUDIO-TECHNICA CARTRIDGES: AT100, AT120E/T, AT123LC, VM530EN, VM540ML, VM740ML, VM520EB, AT140LC, AT155LC, AT130E and more (Inquire for more.)

LP GEAR N155SS IMPROVED STYLUS FOR AUDIO-TECHNICA AT-155LC AT155LC CARTRIDGE

The coveted LP Gear ATN155SS stylus extends the fluidity and delicacy of the Audio-Technica AT-155LC AT155LC cartridge, thus making it a higher performance and excellent upgrade. The ATN150SA features a Nude Shibata diamond tip for captivating performance and musicality.

LP GEAR ATN155SS Stylus Specifications
- Frequency response: 10Hz-25kHz
- Output voltage @ 1kHz,5cm/sec.: 4.0mV
- Channel balance: 1.0dB (1kHz)
- Channel separation @ 1kHz: 27dB
- Stylus type: Nude Shibata
- Cantilever: Aluminum tube
- Tracking force range: 1.0-1.8g
- Tracking force recommended: 1.4 g (14 mN)
- Vertical tracking angle: 23°

Upgrade Options
- For alternative stylus and essentials that enhance sound quality and fidelity, refer to Related Products.

LP GEAR SUPER SHIBATA ATN95SS STYLUS

In developing the ATN95SS, we brought together best-selling and world-class stylus engineers and talented technicians to create the best Shibata stylus for the AT95E cartridge. The results have been nothing short of miraculous and very musically rewarding. Listen and have a salubrious time. You'll love it.

● ATN95SS Nude Super Sibata diamond tip for exquisite sound quality
● Lifts sound quality (SQ) beyond original production stylus
● Low-mass aluminum cantilever for firm and sensitive response to grooves
● Made by Japanese engineers and shokunin crafting each stylus to perfection
● LP GEAR® stylus - Above and beyond copies and originals

With the AT95SS, you'll hear music rendered in opulent detail, acoustic dimension and space in between the instruments and feel the cavity and vocal timbre of singers. It's a delicate and exhilarating experience, one not easy to forget.

Upgrade Options
- For ultimate upgrade stylus and essentials that enhance sound quality and fidelity, refer to Related Products.

LP GEAR ALN3600LENSS STYLUS - THE DIVINE

The AT3600L cartridge is the most ubiquitous cartridge in the planet! It is also the most misunderstood and underrated. Because it was given as a freebie in abundance as original manufacturer installed cartridge for many low-cost record players, it established a reputation as a cheap, low-performance throw-way cartridge. That is how it has been perceived for many decades - until a few uncovered its authenticity. For example: Rega with its re-labeled Rega Carbon and LP GEAR with its CF3600LE. The latter elevated the performance bar and awareness level of this humble cartridge.

● Elevates the AT3600L to the category's best-buy cartridge
● Exceeds sound qualiy of original ATN3600L stylus and other peer alternatives
● Nude 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical diamond tip mounted into custom alloy cantilever
● Low-mass alloy cantilever for nuanced groove tracing accuracy and fidelity
● Tracking force: 1.5 - 3.0g (not for use with Audio-Technics AT-LP60's & Soundburgers)
● LP GEAR® stylus - Above and beyond copies and generics

LP GEAR, convinced of this cartridge's unrealized potential for greatness, continues to research the improvement possibilities for the AT3600L. This five-year endeavor has led to collaborations with convincing to formidable results and the development of two newly introduced products: The ALN3600LE and the ALN3600LENSS.

To discover these gems, LP Gear has had to re-configure our turntable audio playback system to deliver unadulterated sound quality: Rega RP10 turntable, Sota Sapphire turntable, Audience SE Phono Cable, Audience Ohno speaker cables, Odyssey amplifier, Linear Tube Audio Z40+ Integrated amplifier, Totem Element Fire V2 Speakers, Spendor BC-1 and LS8/1 speakers, Philharmonic Audio The BMR Monitor and The Ceramic Monitor speakers. We sound tested these various styli to verify that they performed better in different audio settings.

Using the above audio system, we identified the ALN3600LRNSS as the best-buy stylus and subsequently called it - "The Divine". This model name describes the ALN3600LNSS's ability to divine the grooves with fidelity and fervor, thus resulting in music reproduced with abundance and nuanced emotion/feeling that was recorded during the performance. This version has one caveat: it has a maximum tracking force of 2.5g.

Based on our listening comparatives, we have ranked the styli below:
- (1) ALN3600LENSS
- (2a) ALN3600LE*
- (2b) CFN3600LE*
- (3) ATN3600L
*Tie. The ALN3600LE was developed to replace the CFN3600LE in the event of production cessation. There are differences between the two but the overall sound quality and resulting musical satisfaction are about the same.

LP GEAR ALN3600LE THE GLOW LP GEAR ELLIPTICAL STYLUS UPGRADE FOR AUDIO-TECHNICA AT3600L CARTRIDGE

The LP Gear ALN3600LE has a unique glow in the dark stylus body which makes listening to your vinyl even more of a special event. The stylus features a bonded highly polished elliptical diamond tip with .0003 x .0007 inch scanning radii for excellent tracing accuracy. The elliptical diamond tip is mounted on an aluminum alloy cantilever, which allows for higher tonal fidelity and a more natural sound production. 

LP GEAR CARBON FIDELITY CFN6500LE STYLUS 
- Music you'll want to listen to by LP GEAR®

Listen to the new voice of music. Carbon fiber composites offer 10 times the strength of steel at half the weight. Codeveloped and designed with LP GEAR by Audio-Technica's best engineers, the new Carbon Fidelity CFN6500LE Spectra Elliptical stylus benefits from the latest quality parts and materials technology featuring a super carbon fiber cantilever that seriously upgrade performance in comparison with existing N6516-type cartridges from Sony, Denon, Dual, JVC and many others. The updated design, tight specifications, Twin-Flux™ magnets, high-quality moving system fulcrum and radial damping ring allied with a Spectra elliptical diamond tip produce music that makes you want to listen.

Mastered to illuminate against lofty cartridges beyond the economics of most listeners, the CFN6500LE stylus touches and endears the more you listen. You won't want to go back to your underperforming or pricey cartridge. You'll hear, feel and sense the music exquisitely rendered — harmonically full-bodied, refractive and refreshingly crystal clean with luminous detail spatially radiating with realness. You'll experience remarkable note clarity, projection and nuanced tonal complexity previously unheard and unappreciated.¹

Carbon Fidelity CFN6500LE Stylus Details 
- Type: Moving Magnet VM Dual Magnet Stereo
- Output voltage @ 1kHz,5cm/sec.: 2.5 mV
- Channel balance at 1kHz: 2.5 dB or less
- Channel separation @ 1kHz: over 18 dB
- Frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz
- Stylus type: 0.3 × 0.7 mil Spectra Elliptical diamond
- Cantilever: Super Fidelity Carbon Fiber²
- Tracking force range: 1.8 - 3.5 g
- Tracking force recommended: 2.5 g (25 mN)
- Color: Black, Silver, Indigo
- Recommended break-in duration: 30 hours
- Color: Black, Silver, Indigo

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Footnote 1: A high resolution system allows full experience of the nuanced tonal complexity offered by the Carbon Fidelity CF6500LE cartridge. 
Footnote 2: Carbon fiber composites offer 10 times the strength of steel at half the weight. Each producer's carbon fiber differs from those of its competitors, and the processing details are considered to be intellectual property. The special carbon fiber used in the Carbon Fidelity cartridges and styli is patiently and expertly considered for its signature characteristics to bring out the subtleties and finesse of music extracted from the grooves of records and LPs. For carbon fiber info see: "The making of carbon fiber".