Ortofon 2M premounted lifts the experience
*From the Ortofon news release
Ortofon announces 2M Premounted. The Danish maker’s 2M Premounted is a practical and elegant solution for customers who wish direct and easy mounting and replacement on an S-shaped tonearm. The SH-4 headshell is sturdy and rigid, yet the design accentuates a slim form factor. The strong, lightweight headshell has an ergonomic design with a long finger lift that is easy to pick up.
The Ortofon 2M series builds on its maker’s philosophy of accuracy in sound: this is the perfect range for those who want a premium phono cartridge of the highest quality, and the line can grow with the users as they develop their systems.
2M Premounted series features:
· Mounted on our popular SH-4 Black headshell
· Easy and direct mount on S-shaped tonearms with universal mount
· Correct Baerwald alignment with tonearms with universal mount
· Interchangeable stylus with the possibility to upgrade
2M Red Premounted
Step into the music
Remember when you fell in love with music? The 2M Red will rekindle that flame and make music matter again. From the moment the diamond-tipped needle hits the groove, you feel it. The 2M Red features Ortofon’s invention, the split pole pins, which give you a wonderfully precise sound. 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. The 2M Red is Ortofon’s entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entrance.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5.5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 70 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 18 μm/mN Stylus type – Elliptical
Tracking force recommended – 1.8 g (18 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Blue Premounted
Next level authenticity
Once you have begun your quest for authenticity, it is hard to stop, and this is an excellent next step. The goal of any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artist’s vision as possible, and the 2M blue takes the listener closer to this target on this journey. Ortofon cuts the full-diamond stylus in an Elliptical shape, and when it hits the groove, it is like travelling back through time to the moment of the recording. With the 2M Blue, you get serious about listening to vinyl.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5.5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 18 μm/mN Stylus type – Nude Elliptical
Tracking force recommended – 1.8 g (18 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Bronze Premounted
Bona fide precision
To Ortofon, hi-fi is more than a fancy label. High fidelity is the goal of everything it does. The 2M Bronze features a full-diamond stylus in a fine line cut and a unique upgraded coil system with silver-plated copper wires that give the music a new dimension of precision. Listening to your records with the 2M Bronze is like hearing them again for the first time. You get to fall in love with the songs all over. That is what hi-fi means to us and what you get with the 2M Bronze.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 20 μm/mN Stylus type – Nude Fine Line
Tracking force recommended – 1.5 g (15 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Black Premounted
True to the groove
The 2M Black is the series’ flagship. Ortofon cuts the full-diamond stylus in a Shibata shape that gives it contact with the groove like nothing else. You hear every detail in the music just as the artist wanted you to. For those who want to sense the artist’s presence in the room when they listen to their records, this is the ideal cartridge
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 20 μm/mN Stylus type – Nude Shibata
Tracking force recommended – 1.5 g (15 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Black LVB 250 Premounted
Beyond amazing
The 2M Black is an amazing cartridge and is considered the ultimate in moving magnets by many. So, why would we attempt to create something even better? Because perfection runs in our blood. The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the excellent 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.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 22 μm/mN
Stylus type – Nude Shibata
Tracking force recommended – 1.6 g (16 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g