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Ortofon 2MR Mono Cartridge – Ortofon

For optimized fit on low-profile tonearms and turntables
2MR Mono

Step into an Era of Authenticity with the 2MR Mono Cartridge, thoughtfully crafted with a stylus’ tip that features an R 18µm Nude Spherical diamond to perfectly suit the intricacies of playing mono microgroove LP vinyl records. Immerse yourself in the authentic nostalgia of mono vinyl records brought to life with the 2M Mono.

Ortofon 2MR Mono features a specially designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega, matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges. With its narrow cartridge housing, it seamlessly integrates without a need for modifications or spacers under the tonearm, enabling quick and easy mounting with just two screws.

Brings out the best in your mono records
Stylus

Embark on an Elevated Mono Experience with the 2M Mono Cartridge. Designed to bring out the best in your mono microgroove LP vinyl records, it features a stylus tipped with an R 18µm Nude Spherical diamond. This engineered feature is an optimal solution for playing mono microgroove LP vinyl records and is ideal for achieving exceptional playback quality and capturing the essence of vintage mono soundscapes.

Enjoy true mono
Output

The 2MR Mono features a high-performance motor system with quad coils and Ortofon’s very own invention: the split pole pins. The 2MR Mono uses a strapped output to deliver the same output signal from both sets of pole pins. This effectively eliminates the need for mono-specific equipment, making it possible to enjoy true mono reproduction on any stereo playback system.

Designed for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables
Compatibility

The 2MR Mono 2MR features a specially designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges. With its narrow cartridge housing, it seamlessly integrates without a need for modifications or spacers under the tonearm, enabling quick and easy mounting with just two screws.

  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 4 mV
  • Frequency response 20 Hz – 10 kHz: + 3 / – 1 dB
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 70 µm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 18 µm/mN
  • Stylus tip radius: R18 µm
  • Tracking force range: 1.6-2.0 g (16-20 mN)
  • Tracking force, recommended: 1.8 g (18 mN)
  • Tracking angle: 20°
  • Internal impedance, DC resistance: 700 Ohm
  • Cartridge color: Black/White
  • Cartridge weight: 6 g
  • Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
  • Internal inductance: 350 mH
  • Stylus color: White
  • EAN: 5705796080056
  • MPN: 2MR Mono

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Ortofon 2MR Black LVB 250 Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2mr-black-lvb-250-cartridge/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:09:42 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?post_type=product&p=166052 The Ortofon 2MR Black LVB 250 Cartridge features a specially designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega, matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges.

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Ortofon 2MR Black LVB 250 Cartridge – Ortofon

For optimized fit on low-profile turntables
2MR Black LVB 250

The 2MR Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black with a boron cantilever and our very own Nano Tube suspension system. The result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you have let the artist into your house and have them playing right in your living room.

The Ortofon 2MR features a specially designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega, matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges.

Like having the artist in the room with you
Accuracy level

The 2M Black is an amazing cartridge and, by many, considered the ultimate in moving magnet. So, why would we attempt to create something even better? Because perfection runs in our blood. The 2MR Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black, and the result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you have let the artist into your house and have them playing right in your living room.

Nude Shibata diamond on a boron cantilever
Stylus

The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black with a Nude Shibata diamond on a boron cantilever. The use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed, and responsiveness.

The Nude Shibata stylus’ slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the highest frequencies.

  • Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1 dB
  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 5 mV
  • Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 27 dB
  • Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
  • Frequency response 20 Hz – 10 kHz: + 2 / – 1 dB
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 22 µm/mN
  • Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/50 µm
  • Tracking force range: 1.5-1.7 g (15-17 mN)
  • Tracking force, recommended: 1.6 g (16 mN)
  • Tracking angle: 20°
  • Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.2 kOhm
  • Cartridge color: Black
  • Cartridge weight: 6 g
  • Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
  • Internal inductance: 630 mH
  • Stylus color: Black
  • Recommended load capacitance: 47 kOhm
  • EAN: 5705796080568
  • MPN: 2MR Black LVB 250

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Ortofon 2MR Black Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2mr-black-cartridge/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:20:51 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?post_type=product&p=166042 The Ortofon 2MR Black Cartridge’s slimline body eliminates the need for spacers or modifications, ensuring quick, easy mounting with just two screws.

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Ortofon 2MR Black Cartridge – Ortofon

For optimized fit on low-profile turntables
2MR Black

The Ortofon 2MR series is designed with a newly developed cartridge housing for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables. With its ultra-slim 3mm height reduction, seamless integration is guaranteed. The cartridge’s slimline body eliminates the need for spacers or modifications, ensuring quick, easy mounting with just two screws.

Experience unmatched compatibility with all 2M styli and revel in the high-performance motor system featuring quad coils and split pole pins, exclusive to genuine Ortofon cartridges.

Feeling the presence of the artist
Accuracy level

The 2M Black is the flagship of the series and it lives up to this with flying colors. You can hear every little detail in the music from every part of the spectrum. Just the way the artist wanted you to. With the 2M Black, you will not only hear the music, but you will sense the presence of the artist in the room while listening to your favorite records.

Shibata diamond
Stylus

The 2M Black is graced with a Shibata diamond that gives it contact with the groove like nothing else. The slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the most high frequency groove information.

  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 5 mV
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 μm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 20 μm/mN
  • Tracking force, recommended: 1.5 g
  • Coil wire material: Silver-plated OFC
  • Cartridge weight: 6 g
  • Stylus color: Black
  • Recommended load capacitance: 150 – 300 pF
  • EAN: 5705796080537
  • MPN: 2MR Black

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Ortofon 2MR Bronze Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2mr-bronze-cartridge/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:02:39 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?post_type=product&p=166035 Listening to your records with the Ortofon 2MR Bronze Cartridge is like hearing them for the first time and you get to fall in love with the songs all over again.

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Ortofon 2MR Bronze Cartridge – Cartridge

For optimized fit on low-profile turntables
2MR Bronze

The Ortofon 2MR series is designed with a newly developed cartridge housing for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables. With its ultra-slim 3mm height reduction, seamless integration is guaranteed. The cartridge’s slimline body eliminates the need for spacers or modifications, ensuring quick, easy mounting with just two screws.

Experience unmatched compatibility with all 2M styli and revel in the high-performance motor system featuring quad coils and split pole pins, exclusive to genuine Ortofon cartridges.

Rediscover your records
Accuracy level

To Ortofon, hi-fi is more than a fancy label. High fidelity is the goal of everything they do. The 2MR Bronze is designed to give the music a whole new dimension of precision. Listening to your records with the 2MR Bronze is like hearing them for the first time and you get to fall in love with the songs all over again. That is what hi-fi means to us, and that is what you get with the 2MR Bronze.

Designed for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables

The Ortofon 2MR series boasts a newly developed cartridge housing tailored for low-profile turntables. Its ultra-slim 3 mm height reduction ensures seamless integration without the need for spacers or modifications, allowing for quick, easy mounting with just two screws.

  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 5 mV
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 μm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 20 μm/mN
  • Tracking force, recommended: 1.5 g
  • Coil wire material: Silver-plated OFC
  • Cartridge weight: 6 g
  • Stylus color: Bronze
  • Recommended load capacitance: 150 – 300 pF
  • MPN: 2MR Bronze
  • EAN: 5705796080520

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Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2m-black-lvb-250-cartridge/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:48:34 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?post_type=product&p=165977 The Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 Cartridge upgrades the great build of the 2M Black, and the result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you have let the artist into your house and have them playing right in your living room.

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Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 Cartridge – Ortofon

Like having the artist in the room with you
2M Black LVB 250

The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black with a boron cantilever and our very own Nano Tube suspension system. The result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you have let the artist into your house and have them playing right in your living room.

The 2M Black LVB was released to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven in December 2020.

Having the artist in the room with you
Accuracy level

The 2M Black is an amazing cartridge and, by many, considered the ultimate in moving magnet. So, why would we attempt to create something even better? Because perfection runs in our blood. The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black, and the result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you have let the artist into your house and have them playing right in your living room.

Nude Shibata diamond on a boron cantilever
Stylus

The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black with a Nude Shibata diamond on a boron cantilever. The use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed, and responsiveness.

The Nude Shibata stylus’ slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the highest frequencies.

Nano Tube suspension system
Rubber suspension

The 2M Black LVB 250 features our very own Nano Tube suspension system. The new rubber compound formula is based on the Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes’ (MWCNT) highly efficient nano filler. The new MWCNT-based compound offers desirable mechanical properties, which ensure better damping and improve the overall performance of the cartridge.

In this video, Leif Johannsen explores the power of materials used in the different parts of a cartridge and demonstrates the differences in the damping properties of the rubber.

Universal fit
Compatibility

The 2M Series is designed for easy cartridge mounting, weight, and size to fit the most common turntables today.

The 2M Series are available in four different product variant configurations: the 2M for most common turntables on the market; the 2M Premounted, for customers who wish direct and easy mounting and replacement on their S-shaped tonearm; the 2M Verso, for bottom mount headshells; and the 2MR, which is designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega, matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges.

  • Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 5 mV
  • Channel separation at 1 kHz: 27 dB
  • Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
  • Frequency response 20 Hz – 10 kHz: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 22 µm/mN
  • Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/50 µm
  • Tracking force range: 1.5-1.7 g (15-17 mN)
  • Tracking force, recommended: 1.6 g (16 mN)
  • Tracking angle: 20°
  • Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.2 kOhm
  • Cartridge color: Black/Black
  • Cartridge weight: 7.2 g
  • Pre Mounted cartridge weight: 16.7 g
  • Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
  • Internal inductance: 630 mH
  • Recommended load capacitance: 150-300 pF
  • EAN: 5705796080308
  • MPN: 2M Black LVB 250

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Ortofon 2MR Blue Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2mr-blue-cartridge/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:08:15 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?post_type=product&p=165608 With the Ortofon 2MR Blue Cartrdige’s ultra-slim 3mm height reduction, seamless integration is guaranteed.

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Ortofon 2MR Blue Cartridge – Ortofon

For optimized fit on low-profile turntables

2MR Blue

The Ortofon 2MR series is designed with a newly developed cartridge housing for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables. With its ultra-slim 3mm height reduction, seamless integration is guaranteed. The cartridge’s slimline body eliminates the need for spacers or modifications, ensuring quick, easy mounting with just two screws.

Experience unmatched compatibility with all 2M styli and revel in the high-performance motor system featuring quad coils and split pole pins, exclusive to genuine Ortofon cartridges.

Traveling to the moment the music was recorded

Accuracy level

The goal for any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artist’s vision as possible, and the 2M blue takes you further on this journey of authenticity. With the 2M Blue, you get serious about listening to vinyl.

Designed for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables

Compatibility

The Ortofon 2MR series boasts a newly developed cartridge housing tailored for low-profile turntables. Its ultra-slim 3mm height reduction ensures seamless integration without the need for spacers or modifications, allowing for quick, easy mounting with just two screws.

100% compatibility with all 2M styli

Tailor your listening experience

Additionally, the 2MR maintains the hallmark of interchangeability, allowing you to explore your records in greater depth and detail. Begin your musical journey with the 2M Red stylus, taking your first step into the world of captivating sound. As you delve deeper into your vinyl collection and upgrade to the series, you’ll feel the music come alive, experiencing the pinnacle of audio perfection with the 2M Black LVB stylus, where the sound is so precise and detailed that it feels like you’ve invited the artist into your home.

This seamless transition between stylus profiles lets you tailor your listening experience, ensuring every note is heard with unparalleled accuracy and emotion. The 2MR series empowers you to explore your records like never before, allowing you to savor every moment of your favorite music.

High-performance motor system

Features

The 2M Blue features a high-performance motor system with quad coils and Ortofon’s very own invention: split pole pins with a copper wire. This innovation provides a sound reproduction so precise that only your heart dares to skip a beat. The engine offers an increased output of 5.5 mV, optimized sound reproduction, and a high level of sonic accuracy.

Compared to the 2M Red model, the 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open, and reproduces more details, taking you one step further on the journey toward authenticity.

  • Coil wire material: Copper
  • Cartridge weight: 6 g
  • Recommended load capacitance: 150 – 300 pF
  • EAN: 5705796080513
  • MPN: 2MR Blue

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Ortofon 2MR Red Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2mr-red-cartridge/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:56:11 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?post_type=product&p=165589 With the Ortofon 2MR Red Cartridge you will hear the music come to life on its own terms. It is like taking a step into the music itself.

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Ortofon 2MR Red Cartridge – Ortofon

The Ortofon 2MR series is designed with a newly developed cartridge housing for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables. With its ultra-slim 3mm height reduction, seamless integration is guaranteed. The cartridge’s slimline body eliminates the need for spacers or modifications, ensuring quick, easy mounting with just two screws.

Experience unmatched compatibility with all 2M styli and revel in the high-performance motor system featuring quad coils and split pole pins, exclusive to genuine Ortofon cartridges.

Taking a step into music itself

Accuracy level

With the 2MR Red you will hear the music come to life on its own terms. It is like taking a step into the music itself. This is our entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entry. The 2MR Red delivers an open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth.

Designed for low-profile turntables

Compatibility

The Ortofon 2MR Red features a specially designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega, matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges.

With its narrow cartridge housing, it seamlessly integrates without a need for modifications or spacers under the tonearm, enabling quick and easy mounting with just two screws.

100% compatibility with all 2M styli

Tailor your listening experience

Additionally, the 2MR maintains the hallmark of interchangeability, allowing you to explore your records in greater depth and detail. Begin your musical journey with the 2M Red stylus, taking your first step into the world of captivating sound. As you delve deeper into your vinyl collection and upgrade to the series, you’ll feel the music come alive, experiencing the pinnacle of audio perfection with the 2M Black LVB stylus, where the sound is so precise and detailed that it feels like you’ve invited the artist into your home.

This seamless transition between stylus profiles lets you tailor your listening experience, ensuring every note is heard with unparalleled accuracy and emotion. The 2MR series empowers you to explore your records like never before, allowing you to savor every moment of your favorite music.

Hear the music come to life

Features

The 2MR Red features a high-performance motor system with quad coils and Ortofon’s very own invention: the split pole pins with a copper wire that gives you a sound reproduction so precise only your heart dares skip a beat.

The engine provides an increased output of 5.5 mV, an optimized sound reproduction, and a high level of sonic accuracy. With the 2M Red you will hear the music come to life on its own terms. It is like taking a step into the music itself. This is our entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entry.

  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 5.5 mV
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 70 μm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 18 μm/mN
  • Tracking force, recommended: 1.8 g
  • Coil wire material: Copper
  • Cartridge weight: 6 g
  • 2MR cartridge weight: 6 grams
  • Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
  • Recommended load capacitance: 150 – 300 pF
  • Replacement stylus: Stylus 2M Red
  • EAN: 5705796080506
  • MPN: 2MR Red

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Goldring Ethos Low-Output Moving Coil Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/goldring-ethos-low-output-moving-coil-cartridge/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:43:40 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?post_type=product&p=165271 This handmade lightweight MC cartridge has an excellent stylus that brings out the details in your LP collection.

  • Frequency response of 35Hz-20kHz (±2dB) with an output voltage: 0.5 mV and a load impedance of100 ohms and a load capacitance of 100-1,000 pF
  • The housing which is milled from a low-density, aircraft-grade aluminum helps to maintain a low mass.

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The Goldring Ethos is a wonderful handmade moving coil cartridge

Ethos is a truly high-end cartridge featuring a vital-shank, nude-diamond stylus. This polyhedral, line-contact profile was chosen because it has a very low tip-mass and a large contact area whilst being very narrow from front to back; even enabling the undistorted retrieval of ultrasonic frequencies in a recording. In order to properly process this information, at the heart of the Ethos cartridge is Goldring’s hand-built GOL-1 moving-coil generator. Featuring a hand-wound cross-shaped, soft-iron armature and married to a low resonance aircraft aluminum chassis, each one is precision tuned by our expert craftsmen to achieve our best ever level of performance. The result is that one becomes simply immersed in the musical experience …and that’s our whole Ethos.

Line-Contact Stylus

The line-contact diamond profile provides a large contact area with the groove wall, improving the retrieval of high frequency detail and reducing groove wear. Its vital-shaped shank has a low tip mass giving the design exceptionally good trackability.

Alloy Cantilever

The stiff and lightweight alloy cantilever tube has been tuned to the ideal length for cartridge stability and ride height. Its length has been optimized to reduce inertia in the suspension system and improve trackability.

Cross-Shaped Armature

The coils are wound around a cross-shaped armature of pure, high-permeability, Swedish iron. The reduced un-sprung mass improves the ability for the stylus to track the groove wall and the coil separation minimizes cross-talk, improving the stereo image.

Optimized Suspension

The new damper pad uses a bespoke butyl rubber compound to keep the system critically damped. Combined with an expertly tensioned tie-wire, the cartridge remains ultra-stable even during the loudest and most complex passages.

Neodymium Magnet

A very light and powerful neodymium magnet is clamped between two pole shoes creating a perfectly uniform magnetic field gap, within which the cross armature is suspended. This gives Ethos its typically flat and extended frequency response.

Aluminum Body Shell

The body is precision-milled from a low density, rigid, aircraft grade aluminum which helps to maintain a low effective mass and enables it to dissipate unwanted resonances into the tonearm where they are effectively ‘grounded’.

Specifications:

  • Stylus profile: Vital line-contact
  • Cantilever: Aluminum alloy
  • Replacement stylus: Factory replaceable
  • Frequency range: 10 Hz – 32 kHz
  • Frequency response: ± 2 dB (35 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Channel balance: <1 dB at 1 kHz
  • Channel separation: >30 dB at 1 kHz
  • Sensitivity: 0.5 mV ± 1 dB @ 1 kHz, 5 cm/s (rms)
  • Static compliance: 25 mm/N
  • Dynamic compliance: 15 mm/N
  • Vertical tracking angle: 20°
  • Load resistance: 100 Ω
  • Load capacitance: 100 – 1000 pF
  • Internal inductance: 7.5 µH
  • Internal resistance: 4 Ω
  • Cartridge mass: 7.7 g
  • Total mass (incl. fixings): 8.5 g
  • Fixing centers: 12.7 mm (0.5 in)
  • Playing weight: 1.5 – 2.0 g (1.75 g)

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Sumiko WellFleet Phono Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/sumiko-wellfleet-phono-cartridge/ https://audiolab.com/product/sumiko-wellfleet-phono-cartridge/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:15:41 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?product=sumiko-wellfleet-phono-cartridge Next-Gen Moving Magnet Phono Pickup Sumiko Phono Cartridges is pleased to premiere Wellfleet, the newest addition to the Rainier collection.

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Next-Gen Moving Magnet Phono Pickup
Sumiko Phono Cartridges is pleased to premiere Wellfleet, the newest addition to the Rainier collection. The brand has applied and upgraded its award-winning design of the Moonstone cartridge, retuning the suspension for optimal performance of a nude elliptical diamond with the existing generator and resonance-optimized housing found in the rest of the Rainier series.

Wellfleet utilizes a highly polished nude elliptical stylus, eliminating the bonding between the stylus tip and shank. With the new assembly, excessive mass in the shank is cut away to further reduce tip mass, resulting in a faster, more direct, and more accurate response of the stylus’ movement by the cantilever and magnet. Sonically, this increases speed and focuses central images, pulling them toward the listener with a heightened sense for detail.

With the Wellfleet, vocals are immediate, clear, and detailed, the warmth of human vocal work becomes more apparent with hints of rasp and emphasized subtleties, boosted by tight and well controlled bass. Backing vocals become easier to discern, and the listener is able to identify distinct instrumentation such as the rattle of snare wires, or the woody twang of a vintage acoustic guitars. Listeners will hear an improvement in surface noise and sense a more distanced backdrop, facilitating a deeply suspended image.

Flexibility remains paramount in the brand’s offerings. 5 stylus variations capable of utilizing this generator are currently available . Rainier owners can upgrade to Olympia, Moonstone and now Wellfleet with a simple stylus swap (and let’s not forget RS 78!).

Our Latest Oysters
Designed for discerning, value-minded audiophiles, Rainier, Olympia, Moonstone & Wellfleet supplement & complement our existing range of Oysters. They build upon, enhance & refine the sonic character that listeners worldwide have enjoyed for decades. New innovation in cartridge design addresses the problem of resonance — the things that need to happen around a generator to voice a cartridge with honesty. The housing thusly disperses & dissipates resonance, making way for effortless, transparent sonics that are enlivened with intimate nuance. The voicing is true to natural harmonics, space around voices & instruments as well as their attack & decay. Unique to these 4 Oysters (not to mention Amethyst), experience a diminutive backdrop that bolsters sonic images with a degree of aptitude reminiscent of moving coil designs.

Upgrade Path
Rainier, Olympia, Moonstone & Wellfleet replacement styli are interchangeable. We encourage you to follow the upgrade path to experience the best of what this design has to offer!

Hand-Crafted in Japan
From Oyster to Reference, each Sumiko phono cartridge is crafted by hand in Yokohama, Japan — near the waters where our namesake Oysters dwell. We’ve selected by ear the finest materials that combine to deliver performance that has enlightened generations of listeners. Each design is thoroughly auditioned until perfected. Production is then executed by world-class cartridge makers with a collective eye for precision & quality. The result is a full horizon of cartridges eager to introduce themselves to your analog system — we firmly believe there’s a perfect cartridge for you here.

Specs:

  • Design Principle: Moving Magnet
  • Mass & Dimension: 6.5g, 17.2 x 18.8 x 29mm (WxHxD)
  • Stylus: 0.3 x 0.7mil Nude Elliptical
  • Cantilever: ⌀0.5mm Aluminum Pipe
  • Coils: High-Purity Copper
  • Internal Impedance: 1,130Ω
  • Load Impedance: 47kΩ
  • Frequency Response: 12Hz – 33kHz
  • Output: 3.0mV
  • Channel Separation: 30dB @ 1kHz
  • Channel Balance: 0.5dB @ 1kHz
  • Compliance: 13×10-6cm/dyn @ 100Hz
  • Capacitance: 100pF – 200pF
  • Vertical Tracking Angle: 26°
  • Tracking Force Range: 1.8g – 2.2g
  • Recommended Tracking Force: 2.0g
  • Replacement Stylus Unit: RS Rainier, Olympia, Moonstone, Wellfleet, Amethyst or RS 78

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Ortofon 2M Blue Nude Elliptical Moving Magnet Cartridge https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2m-blue-nude-elliptical-moving-magnet-cartridge/ https://audiolab.com/product/ortofon-2m-blue-nude-elliptical-moving-magnet-cartridge/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 22:40:53 +0000 https://audiolab.com/?product=ortofon-2m-blue-nude-elliptical-moving-magnet-cartridge The Ortofon 2M Blue is literally one of the best selling cartridges of all time because it’s awesome Developed in

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The Ortofon 2M Blue is literally one of the best selling cartridges of all time because it’s awesome

Developed in conjunction with the Danish Industrial designer Møller Jensen Design – the same designer who designed the award winning MC Jubilee and Kontrapunkt series. Inspired by the facets of a diamond, whose contours gracefully trace the grooves on a record’s surface, the 2M’s handsome elegance establishes a great combination of form and functionality. The name 2M was selected from among several ideas. They wanted a modern name that would be easy to pronounce and remember, and therefore an alphanumerical name was chosen. 2M means MM, which is the abbreviation for moving magnet. Of course the 2M isn’t just another pretty face. It has been engineered to the highest standards and is congruent with Ortofon’s unrelenting commitment to providing the most precise and accurate reproduction possible without coloration.

Exclusive Plug-and-Play MkII solution

The 2M headshell is a practical and elegant solution for our customers who wish direct and easy mounting and replacement on their S-shaped tonearm. The combination of 2M Headshell and 2M Series cartridge adds unique distinction to the turntable!

The 2M series of cartridges features Ortofon’s trademark split pole pins, an invention which enables moving magnet cartridges to have a flat frequency response, as with a moving coil cartridge. Split pole pins were invented by Ortofon, and were originally presented in the 500 series and OM Super series.
They have optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, and the weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the market today. The 2M Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

Features:

  • Universal mount fitting a wide range of S-shaped tonearms.
  • Weight with a 2M cartridge pre-mounted 20 g.
  • The headshell body is manufactured from a special compound used for Medical industry, ensures high rigidity while reducing unwanted vibration
  • Elegant hi-tech design
  • Length 52mm. Headshell with a 2M cartridge pre-mounted provides correct Baerwald alignment with the Ortofon TA-110/ TA-210 tonearms, likewise with the major part of tonearms with universal mount
  • An improved engine, which provides an increased output of 5.5 mV and an optimized sound reproduction and a high level of sonic accuracy
  • Nude Elliptical diamond and split pole pins with a copper wire
  • The cartridge body is manufactured from Hopelex, an environment-friendly material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances.
  • Adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details compared to the 2M Red model.
  • Replacement stylus unit 2M Blue is interchangeable with 2M Red and 2M Silver
  • Stylus lifetime: with proper care we find that up to 1000 hours is possible without degradation of performance
  • Specs
  • Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec: 5.5 mV
  • Channel balance at 1 kHz:1.5 dB
  • Channel separation at 1 kHz: 25 dB
  • Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
  • Frequency range at – 3dB: 20-25.000 Hz
  • Frequency response: 20-20.000 Hz + 2 / – 1 dB
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 20 µm/mN
  • Stylus type: Nude Elliptical
  • Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 µm
  • Tracking force range: 1.6-2.0 g (16-20 mN)
  • Tracking force, recommended: 1.8 g (18 mN)
  • Tracking angle: 20°
  • Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.3 kOhm
  • Internal inductance: 700 mH
  • Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
  • Recommended load capacitance: 150-300 pF
  • Cartridge colour, body/stylus: Black/Blue
  • Cartridge weight: 7.2 g
  • 2M Blue accessories included the package:
    • 1 x Stylus brush
    • 1 x Screwdriver
    • Assorted screws

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