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I am truly enjoying every minute of this cartridge on my table!! I have owned several turntable cartridges on the budget end, some from Audio-Technica. The last cartridge I owned was the Nagaoka MP110. Although i love that cartridge and the warm, open sound it provides, i felt that something was missing on the top end. I wanted something with just a little more detail in the treble, while avoiding something that was going to be too harsh or bright in my system. I took a chance, and ordered the AT VM740ML, and let me say I am extremely happy with the results!! It really breathed new life into my vinyl. The detail in the treble is there, without being too bright, harsh, or fatiguing. It's just right. The increased treble did not come at the expense of the bass and midrange, as both are full and detailed. The soundstage presented is great, with vocals and instruments always falling in their proper place in the mix. The MicroLine stylus from Audio-Technica just digs out all sorts of details in songs that I never knew was there. If it was recorded in the song, it's going to find it and present it to you. Every album I throw at it is handled beautifully and tracks it like a champ with no inner grove distortion whatsoever. In summary, I am really impressed with this cartridge in Audio-Technica's VM700 series and I hope to try their Special Line Contact stylus one day in the future.