Adding this to your cart will net you the AT440MLa, exactly as pictured above. Kit includes screws/bolts and special high quality "OCC" wiring to goto your headshell.

Stunning late Developement: We ran across a stash of the older version of this cartridge. The AT440ML/OCC seemed to have some better specs. See the Difference. For those who want the best, we have a limited supply of the AT440ML/OCC. We don't know why the published specs are so much better on the older version, but we have to go by them unless we learn otherwise.
Note: The AT440ML/OCC is out of production, the AT440MLa is current production.

IMPORTANT: This cartridge is undergoing a significant price increases from Audio Technica, grab it while you can, it will only go up. We have bought all we could at the "old price" in order to delay this increase as long as possible for our customers.

This is a superb sounding true audiophile cartridge at a phemoninally great price. If you want the absolute most out of your records, we confidentally recommend the AT440MLa without reservation. The specs do not do this cartridge justice. It will play and decode all manner of quadraphonic records. It will lift the maximum amount of audio information out of the grooves to send into your computer for further processing to your taste. The forums we found testified that this cartridge, still made in Japan, not China, will not disappoint!


from Audio Technica's website:
MSRP* US$219.00 Once we sell out of current stock we are facing a 30-50% price increase.
*Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price.| Actual selling price may vary; please check with an authorized Audio-Technica dealer.

1/2" mount cartridge with MicroLine® shaped diamond tip for the most accurate tracking, separation and performance.