Audio-Technica AT-PL50 Replacement Needle
DiscontinuedBelt drive · Automatic · 33 and 45 rpm · Built-in phono preamp
The needle you need
ATN3600LC
Audio-Technica names the ATN3600L, which Audio-Technica has replaced with the ATN3600LC.
Originally fitted: ATN3600L
- Genuine Audio-Technica part
- Conical tip
Do you need a phono preamp?
A phono preamp boosts the very quiet signal from the cartridge.
The AT-PL50 has one built in that you can switch off, so it plugs straight into powered speakers, or into an amplifier’s phono input with it switched off.
Speakers that work with the AT-PL50
Connect the AT-PL50's RCA output to the line input on any of these.
M20
Also has an optical input, for a TV.
ORA
Has a subwoofer output, if you want more bass later.
The Fives
Also has a phono input, for a record player without a built-in preamp.
Key facts: Audio-Technica AT-PL50
- DriveBelt drive
- OperationAutomatic
- Speeds33 and 45 rpm
- Cartridge mountBuilt into the arm
- Built-in phono preampYes, can be switched off
- Dust coverYes
- PlatterAluminium
- Power supply120V AC, 60 Hz
- Size (W × D × H)360 × 357 × 97 mm
- Weight2.4 kg
Other record players that take the ATN3600L
- Audio-Technica AT-LPGO
- Audio-Technica AT-SB
- Lenco L-3809
- Lenco L-3810
- Lenco L-3818
- Lenco LBT-188
- Lenco LBTA-165
- Lenco LS-300
- Lenco LS-410
- Lenco LS-430
- Lenco LS-440
- Lenco LS-470
- Lenco LS-480
- Lenco LS-500
- Lenco LS-570
- TEAC TN-175
- TEAC TN-180BT
- TEAC TN-280BT
- Victrola Automatic Turntable
- Victrola Eastwood and Eastwood II
- Victrola Eastwood LP
- Victrola Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable
How to change the needle on the AT-PL50
With the arm on its rest, hold the cartridge still, pull the old needle forward and down by its front lip, then push the ATN3600LC in from the front until it sits flush.
We take these details from Audio-Technica's own website and check them carefully, but makers change parts and part numbers, and we may miss an update. Before you buy, check the part on Audio-Technica's official website. If you spot an error, please tell us.