Ortofon 2M Black Cartridge Including Stylus

Ortofon 2M Black moving magnet cartridge

2M Black - The 2M series were developed in conjunction with Danish 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.

2M are designed for precise and accurate retrieval of the information in the record groove. Our philosophy is to play the record sound as accurate as possible, without coloring the sound. We have optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, weight and size to fit the most common turntables at the market today.

The name 2M was selected among several ideas. We wanted a modernname which should be easy to pronounce and to remember, and therefore an alpha numerical name was chosen. 2M means MM, which is the abbreviation for moving magnet.

The 2M Black is the new moving magnet flagship from Ortofon. The 2M black is graced with a Shibata diamond stylus – the same diamond as on the acclaimed MC Jubilee. Its 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. Users of the 2M Black will enjoy the benefit of impeccable sound quality, along with reduced record & stylus wear and reduced distortion and phase error as a result of the diamond’s improved tracking geometry.

The cartridge body used for the 2M Black is manufactured from a newly-developed Lexan DMX Piano Black, a revolutionary material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances. The 2M Black uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.

TECHNICAL DATA

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. 5 mV

Channel balance at 1 kHz 1 dB

Channel separation at 1 kHz 26 dB

Channel separation at 15 kHz 15 dB

Frequency range at - 3dB 20-31.000 Hz

Frequency response 20-20.000 + 2 / - 0 dB

Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force 80 µm

Compliance, dynamic, lateral 22 µm/mN

Stylus type Nude Shibata

Stylus tip radius r/R 6/50 µm

Tracking force range 1,4-1,7g (14-17 mN)

Tracking force, recommended 1,5 g (15 mN)

Tracking angle 20°

Internal impedance, DC resistance 1,2 kOhm

Internal inductance 630 mH

Recommended load resistance 47 kOhm

Recommended load capacitance 150-300 pF

Cartridge colour, body/stylus Black/Black

Cartridge weight 7,2 g

Replacement stylus unit 2M Black