Audio-Technica ATS12
Not much information on the ATS12 has survived. Period phono cartridge directories list it as a replacement stylus, not a complete cartridge. The HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (1979, p.107) guide lists the ATS12 at $30, next to the AKG P8ES cartridge at $55. That suggests Audio-Technica sold it as a compatible replacement stylus for that AKG pickup.
The same listing area describes a stylus assembly with a thin-wall tube and a 0.4 x 0.7-mil elliptical tip. The page scan is messy, so it's hard to say whether those details belong to the ATS12 itself or to the cartridge it accompanies. The sources at hand document no further specifications, production dates or design history.
- Type: replacement phono stylus
- Listed for: AKG P8ES cartridge
- Price: $30 (1979)
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