Record Player Needle
FailDemand is soft, at -21.2% this quarter, so Record Player Needle is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Top 33% of 171 Musical Instruments & DJ niches · +4 vs the category median of 4448
- Market size
- £129K/yr45K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -21.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 40%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 47 sellers
Flapen Score
Record Player Needle against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments & DJ average. Past it, Record Player Needle is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Record Player Needle market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Record Player Needle 45K times last year and spent an estimated £129K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 45K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -21.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £129K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 45K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -21.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.0%
- Market size, estimated
- £129Ka year
- Peak month
- December3.0× the quietest month
- Top search term
- audio technica stylus27K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £57.94.
Listings sell for £57.94 on average, from £7.30 to £268.71. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £57.94 that is £0 to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £57.94inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £7.30–£268.71
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–2K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£6K
- Returns
- 2.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
33% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 83% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #127 within Musical Instruments & DJ. It carries 779 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 33%
- Prime listings
- 83%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.0%
- Average rank
- #127in Musical Instruments & DJ
- Average rating
- 4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 779per listing
- Listings tracked
- 40
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 8 launches as successful.
8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 8
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 29 months
Products
Top Record Player Needle products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Audio-Technica VMN95E VM95 Series Elliptical replacement stylus Green
- Price
- £23.51
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,247
- Age
- 7y ago
Audio-Technica AT-VM95E VM95 series Elliptical stereo cartridge Green
- Price
- £33.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,828
- Age
- 7y ago
Audio-Technica ATN95E Elliptical Stylus Stylus for Phono Cartridge AT95E Green
- Price
- £20.61
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,200
- Age
- 16y ago
Audio-Technica ATN 3600 L Stylus for AT 3600 L - Original
- Price
- £19.88
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 6,950
- Age
- 16y ago
Audio-Technica ATN3600LC Replacement Stylus
- Price
- £13.60
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 653
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
AT-VMN95E Replacement Turntable Stylus for Audio Technica AT-VM95 Cartridges Compatible with AT-LP120X Series AT-LP3XBT AT-LPW40 AT-LPW50 AT-LP5X AT-LP8X Record Player Needles
- Price
- £20.14
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 3mo ago
Replacement Stylus for Audio-Technica AT-VM95E Cartridge AT-LP120X
- Price
- £19.74
- Rating
- 2.7/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 5mo ago
Rudfovn 2 Pcs Record Player Needle Stylus for Audio-technica At-lp60x Atn3600l
- Price
- £9.21
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 6mo ago
Audizio AT-3600L Replacement Stylus with Diamond Tip Moving Magnet Cartridge and Needle for Record Players Easy 2-Pin Installation Rich Warm Audio Quality Robust Build
- Price
- £29.01
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 78
- Age
- 5y ago
Audio-Technica VMN95SH VM95 series Shibata replacement stylus Brown
- Price
- £123.90
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 354
- Age
- 7y ago
Newest
by launch dateAT-VMN95E Replacement Turntable Stylus for Audio Technica AT-VM95 Cartridges Compatible with AT-LP120X Series AT-LP3XBT AT-LPW40 AT-LPW50 AT-LP5X AT-LP8X Record Player Needles
- Price
- £20.14
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 3mo ago
Replacement Stylus for Audio-Technica AT-VM95E Cartridge AT-LP120X
- Price
- £19.74
- Rating
- 2.7/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 5mo ago
Rudfovn 2 Pcs Record Player Needle Stylus for Audio-technica At-lp60x Atn3600l
- Price
- £9.21
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 6mo ago
Gartopvoiz Record Player Needles Replacement for ATN3600L with Stylus Cleaning Gel Compatible with Audio Technica AT-LP60 AT-LP60USB Turntable Stylus
- Price
- £12.29
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 34
- Age
- 1y ago
Audio-Technica ATN3600LE Replacement Stylus
- Price
- £22.65
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 190
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 40% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
13 rising
Sellers
47
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
40%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
6%
- Audio-Technica80%
- Gartopvoiz9%
- Audizio1%
- Rudfovn1%
- DigiKuber1%
- Oceanlend1%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 6%)
Demand
Record Player Needle search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×
Search terms
Top Record Player Needle search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- audio technica stylus27K/yr
- audio technica cartridge11K/yr
- atn3600le4K/yr
- atn3600l stylus3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Record Player Needle
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Poor sound
I have for a very long time doubted what sort of audible improvement something like this wold achieve
sound is not massively improved
Doesn't fit particularly well into my At cartridge
BE CAREFUL ITS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUDIO-TECHNICA LP70XBT (STYLUS AT-VMN95C)
probably not viable on a ATLP1200X turntable
Very poor quality
the skipping stops
Don't order this record player unless you are aware of the problems fitting the stylus
Love
Good sound
the sound is clearer
with this cartridge the sound is pretty impressive
Excellent value for money
Value for money
Great price
Great quality stylus
I find the build to be excellent
Good value and quality
Excellent Fit
Easy to fit
It's a perfect fit in the cartridge
the matter of a few minutes to setup. you will benefit from having a set of sensitive scales
Super Easy to Install
Easy to set up
Return
2.4% Return rate 31% Fixable by listing
Doesn't fit particularly well into my At cartridge
BE CAREFUL ITS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUDIO-TECHNICA LP70XBT (STYLUS AT-VMN95C)
probably not viable on a ATLP1200X turntable
the skipping stops
Don't order this record player unless you are aware of the problems fitting the stylus
Poor sound
I have for a very long time doubted what sort of audible improvement something like this wold achieve
sound is not massively improved
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FAQ
Common Record Player Needle questions
Answered from the same tracked data.