Rather than offering a review per se, I will let some pictures speak for themselves. The AT440mla has a finer needle than what's generally available. A finer needle results in a closer and deeper tracking of the groove and that impacts in the quality of reproduction as the inner, deeper parts are in better condition than the outer ones. At least, that's the theory. I bought this one, for about $200 in my attempts to de-ess my turntable. The runner-up in this occasion was the Ortofon red, but I settled on the Audio Technica because other people had had good results trying to solve the same problem as I. What you see next is the comparison between my previous setup consisting of a 681 EEE cartridge with a 6800EEE MK III needle, and the AT440mla needle and cartridge.
Red circles contain s vocals. Screenshots of Magix Audio Cleaning Lab. No processing.
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| Wave 1st disc |
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| Spectral 680ee ~0:58s |
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| Spectral AT440mla ~0:58s |
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| Wave 2nd disc |
Update 12/07/2016:
Here are a couple of microscope photos of the needle with around 120-150 hours of use (just a guess!):
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