Specification

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P-MOUNTING
HALF-INCH MOUNTING
• P-mount cartridge has four terminals at the back that simply plug in to the end of the tonearm.
The cartridge is then secured to the tonearm with a single screw.
Audio-Technica P-mount cartridges can be mounted as follow:
– P-mount (plug-in)
– Half-inch mount (1/2”) using universal AT-PMA1 adapter
• Half-inch mount cartridge also has four terminals
at the back, but they are larger pins that connect to
four individual wires at the end of the tonearm.
The cartridge is secured to the tonearm’s headshell
with two screws, spaced 1/2” apart.
P-mount cartridge mounted on
standard 1/2” headshell using
AT-PMA1 U-mount adapter.
P-mount cartridge mounted on
P-mount tonearm (screw and nut
are supplied with all models).