{"id":159509,"date":"2023-04-04T16:19:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=159509"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:07:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:07:44","slug":"ortofon-introduces-2m-premounted-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/ortofon-introduces-2m-premounted-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Ortofon introduces 2M Premounted Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Danish company\u00a0<b>Ortofon<\/b>\u00a0has introduced a variant of the popular series of moving magnet (MM) cartridges with model index\u00a0<b>2M<\/b>\u00a0, pre-installed on the\u00a0<b>Ortofon SH-4<\/b>\u00a0shell .\u00a0This option will be convenient for owners of players with an S-shaped tonearm with a standard shell connector and will allow you to easily and quickly change heads if you wish.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/36_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below are the specifications of the cartridge models included in the\u00a0<b>Ortofon 2M Premounted<\/b>\u00a0series .\u00a0The cartridges are listed in order of increasing price.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/37_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ortofon 2M Mono Premounted Cartridge:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Output voltage at a frequency of 1 kHz, 5 cm \/ sec.\u00a0&#8211; 4.0 mV<\/li>\n<li>Tracking power at 315 Hz &#8211; 70 \u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, dynamic, lateral &#8211; 18 \u00b5m\/mN<\/li>\n<li>Needle sharpening &#8211; spherical (nude spherical)<\/li>\n<li>Needle hanger &#8211; aluminum<\/li>\n<li>Recommended clamping force &#8211; 1.8 g (18 mN)<\/li>\n<li>Load resistance &#8211; 47 kOhm<\/li>\n<li>Load capacitance &#8211; 150 &#8211; 300 pF<\/li>\n<li>Cartridge weight &#8211; 7.2 g.<\/li>\n<li>Weight with shell &#8211; 16.7 g.<\/li>\n<li>Price \u2013 459 euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/38_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ortofon 2M Red Premounted Cartridge:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Output voltage at a frequency of 1 kHz, 5 cm \/ sec.\u00a0&#8211; 5.5 mV<\/li>\n<li>Tracking power at 315 Hz &#8211; 70 \u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, dynamic, lateral &#8211; 18 \u00b5m\/mN<\/li>\n<li>Needle sharpening &#8211; elliptical<\/li>\n<li>Needle hanger &#8211; aluminum<\/li>\n<li>Recommended clamping force &#8211; 1.8 g (18 mN)<\/li>\n<li>Load resistance &#8211; 47 kOhm<\/li>\n<li>Load capacitance &#8211; 150 &#8211; 300 pF<\/li>\n<li>Cartridge weight &#8211; 7.2 g.<\/li>\n<li>Assembled weight &#8211; 16.7 g.<\/li>\n<li>Price &#8211; 159 euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/39_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ortofon 2M Blue Premounted Cartridge:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Output voltage at a frequency of 1 kHz, 5 cm \/ sec.\u00a0&#8211; 5.5 mV<\/li>\n<li>Tracking power at 315 Hz &#8211; 80 \u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, dynamic, lateral &#8211; 18 \u00b5m\/mN<\/li>\n<li>Needle sharpening &#8211; elliptical (Nude Elliptical)<\/li>\n<li>Needle hanger &#8211; aluminum<\/li>\n<li>Recommended clamping force &#8211; 1.8 g (18 mN)<\/li>\n<li>Load resistance &#8211; 47 kOhm<\/li>\n<li>Load capacitance &#8211; 150 &#8211; 300 pF<\/li>\n<li>Cartridge weight &#8211; 7.2 g.<\/li>\n<li>Assembled weight &#8211; 16.7 g.<\/li>\n<li>Price \u2013 259 euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/40_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ortofon 2M Bronze Premounted Cartridge:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Output voltage at a frequency of 1 kHz, 5 cm \/ sec.\u00a0&#8211; 5 mV<\/li>\n<li>Tracking ability at 315 Hz &#8211; 80 \u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, dynamic, lateral &#8211; 20 \u00b5m\/mN<\/li>\n<li>Needle sharpening \u2013 Nude Fine Line<\/li>\n<li>Needle hanger &#8211; aluminum<\/li>\n<li>Recommended clamping force &#8211; 1.5 g (15 mN)<\/li>\n<li>Load resistance &#8211; 47 kOhm<\/li>\n<li>Load capacitance &#8211; 150 &#8211; 300 pF<\/li>\n<li>Cartridge weight &#8211; 7.2 g.<\/li>\n<li>Assembled weight &#8211; 16.7 g.<\/li>\n<li>Price \u2013 459 euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/41_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ortofon 2M Black Premounted Cartridge:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Output voltage at a frequency of 1 kHz, 5 cm \/ sec.\u00a0&#8211; 5 mV<\/li>\n<li>Tracking ability at 315 Hz &#8211; 80 \u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, dynamic, lateral &#8211; 20 \u00b5m\/mN<\/li>\n<li>Needle sharpening \u2013 Nude Shibata<\/li>\n<li>Needle hanger &#8211; aluminum<\/li>\n<li>Recommended clamping force &#8211; 1.5 g (15 mN)<\/li>\n<li>Load resistance &#8211; 47 kOhm<\/li>\n<li>Load capacitance &#8211; 150 &#8211; 300 pF<\/li>\n<li>Cartridge weight &#8211; 7.2 g.<\/li>\n<li>Assembled weight &#8211; 16.7 g.<\/li>\n<li>Price \u2013 659 euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/42_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 Premounted Cartridge:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Output voltage at a frequency of 1 kHz, 5 cm \/ sec.\u00a0&#8211; 5 mV<\/li>\n<li>Tracking ability at 315 Hz &#8211; 80 \u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, dynamic, lateral &#8211; 22 \u00b5m\/mN<\/li>\n<li>Needle sharpening \u2013 Nude Shibata<\/li>\n<li>Needle hanger &#8211; bur, patented Nano Tube hanger<\/li>\n<li>Recommended clamping force &#8211; 1.6 g (16 mN)<\/li>\n<li>Load resistance &#8211; 47 kOhm<\/li>\n<li>Load capacitance &#8211; 150 &#8211; 300 pF<\/li>\n<li>Cartridge weight &#8211; 7.2 g.<\/li>\n<li>Assembled weight &#8211; 16.7 g.<\/li>\n<li>Price \u2013 1,059 euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Danish company\u00a0Ortofon\u00a0has introduced a variant of the popular series of moving magnet (MM) cartridges with model index\u00a02M\u00a0, pre-installed on the\u00a0Ortofon SH-4\u00a0shell .\u00a0This option will be convenient for owners of players with an S-shaped tonearm with a standard shell connector and will allow you to easily and quickly change heads if you wish. 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