Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
Specifications
| Output voltage | 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 5,5 mV |
| Channel balance | 1 kHz - 1,5 dB |
| Channel separation | 1 kHz - 22 dB |
| Channel separation | 15 kHz - 15 dB |
| Frequency range | 3dB - 20-22.000 Hz |
| Frequency response | 20-20.000 Hz + 3 / - 1 dB |
| Tracking ability | 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 70 µm |
| Compliance, dynamic, lateral | 20 µm/mN |
| Stylus type | Elliptical |
| Stylus tip radius | r/R 8/18 µm |
| Tracking force range | 1,6-2,0g (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/Red |
| Cartridge weight | 7,2 g |
| 2M PnP MkII cartridge with integrated headshell weight | 20 g |
| 2M PnP MkII cartridge with integrated headshell length | 52 mm |
| Replacement stylus unit | 2M Red (interchangeable with 2M Blue and 2M Silver) |
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Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
The 2M Series is designed for precise and accurate retrieval of the information in the record groove
The 2M Series is 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. We 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.
Each of the 2M Series cartridges has its own individual sonic expression, and all five models together represent the ensemble of five classic variations:
- 2M Mono SE, 2M Mono and 2M 78 are a true mono cartridges for playing mono vinyl records
- 2M Red is an all-purpose cartridge that delivers open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth
- 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details
- 2M Bronze adds even more details and resolution but in a very evenhanded way that pays respect to all elements
- 2M Black is the best of everything, true to the groove with resolution and accurate insight into each recording
The 2M series of cartridges features Ortofon’s trademark split pole pins, an invention that 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.
We have optimised 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.
The 2M Red Verso model is an alternative product for bottom mount tonearms.
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