LP Tunes The Vessel A3SE Ultimate Pre-mount

LP Tunes The Vessel A3SE Ultimate Pre-mount

SKU: THEVESSELA3SESET

  • $148.00

The Vessel A3SE pre-mount's total weight is 15.6 grams.

Details
  • • LP GEAR® Ultimate half-inch mount headshell
  • • Aligned length 52 mm for use with many tonearms
  • • SOAR HD5 headshell wires for exceptional sound quality
  • • Alignment adjustable for extra precision and compatibility
  • • Free alignment protractor

THE VESSEL A3SE ULTIMATE PRE-MOUNT

"LP Tunes's The Vessel A3SE cartridge is an absolute world-beater at $99. To say I was wowed is a huge understatement, and I very clearly preferred The Vessel A3SE to a lot of $400 cartridges I have tried before. The presentation is slightly forward in perspective, with sound that is silky-smooth, rich, clean, precise and detailed, with beautiful tonality from deepest bass to highest treble. The superlatives just flow when describing it, just as beautiful music flows from this exceptional cartridge." - Don Lindich, Sound Advice Q&A Newspaper Column"1 

"Experiencing the Vessel A3SE and its performance at the price is probably the most shocking experience I have had in 15 years of reviewing audio. There is a complete line of The Vessel cartridges and they can also be upgraded by changing the stylus, so it can grow with you when you upgrade to a new turntable. Given how great the A3SE sounds, I can only imagine what the more expensive models are like!"2 

"Once again, I don't stop listening to my dear old vinyls (and I've got many 100s). The quality of sound with this cartridge is UNSURMOUNTED! (That is not English, is it?). Anyway, you catch my drift. I am 62 and have been through more than a few record players in my life, but this is "unheard of" (sorry for the silly pun). In short: WOW!"3

The Vessel A3SE is a wonderfully disruptive cartridge. Its generous, organic and natural Full Spectra Sound complements any type of music on your list. 4 The beautiful, natural tonal balance, richly harmonic presentation and spatial resolution convey sentience the energy beyond hearing, beyond listening hiding in the grooves of your vinyl. It's more than just the sound, The Vessel cartridge communicates the emotional content in the groove. You'll hear it, you'll feel it and experience it. The A3SE features a beautifully-made Super Elliptical diamond and uprated parts and materials handcrafted in Japan. Upgrading is as simple as swapping the stylus.

The Vessel A3SE Cartridge Specifications 
- Type: Moving Magnet 
- Frequency range: 20-25,000 Hz 
- Output voltage @ 1kHz: 3.0 mV 
- Channel balance @ 1kHz: <1.5dB 
- Channel separation @ 1kHz: 22dB 
- Dynamic compliance (100Hz): 8 × 10-6 cm/dyne 
- Tracking ability at 2.0g : 60 µm 
- Cantilever: Special type aluminum pipe 
- Stylus type: Super elliptical 
- Stylus tip radius: 7.6µm × 15.5µm 
- Tracking force: 2.0 g 
- Internal impedance @ 1kHz: 670 ohms 
- Internal inductance: 270 mH 
- Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm 
- Cartridge color, body/stylus: Black/Gold/Sky Blue 
- Weight: 6.0 g 
- Mounting hardware included: 2 × Screws, 2 × Nuts 
- Stylus replacement: A3SE stylus

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Mick (Verona, US)
Great cartridge!

The solid low end was a surprise! I generally feel 2 gram tracking force is a bit high but am going with it as specified. I do a lot of LP to digital conversions and this cartridge tracks well on older worn LPs with little inner grove distortion. I did do a realignment as the cartridge/headshell as received was a bit off. The sound is unremarkable which is to say neutral which is a pleasant change from cartridges I’ve used in the past! Overall a great performer especially at this price point. Definitely recommended!


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Good performer

I purchased this stylus to replace the ATN 3472E. This upgrade was worth it. It sounds rich and extends deeper in the bass. It is very quiet. A direct drop in with the AT RS2002. Build quality is very good. A great stylus for the money.

Great quality

Shipped very fast and was the correct fit thanks to the help of the staff for guiding me in the right direction! This order arrived completely unharmed because it was so well packaged and incased. Will order from LP Tunes in the future!!!

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So far so good

Pretty much like the original, looks great sounds great, and is easy to change. I have been using for about two weeks now and I’m satisfied as of right now, I thought the price was reasonable too. Was bought for for my Dual 606

Sounds flawless. Came quickly and was exactly as described. Highly recommend this seller.

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Gary Young (London, GB)
Decent Stylus

These are really good stylus, High output and good tracking, Very similar to the originals

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Mariano Maraniello (Frattamaggiore, IT)
Wonderful service many thanks

Stylus great performance and we are happy to have technics working again
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Sounds great!

Glad to find a high quality replacement of the original Shure stylus. Have been having fun listening to favorite records- on all types of music I have tried (classical, jazz, blues) the sound is excellent, and on a test record, the tracking is also top notch.