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MC A90
The A90 not
only celebrates the past 90 years of
Ortofon, first and foremost it also
makes history by significantly
raising the standards by which sound
reproduction is measured, making it
a celebration of sound itself. This
impeccably crafted cartridge carries
with it the culmination of decades
of research in the field of analogue
sound reproduction along with the
world's best engineering, materials,
and manufacturing techniques.
Combined with the inspiration of the
very best ears and minds in
contemporary analogue technology,
the A90 stands as a true contender
for the best moving coil pickup of
all time.
AVHUB Review
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$5,377.00
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WINDFELD
State-of-the-art absolute high-end
moving coil cartridge. Tribute to
Per Windfeld (Ortofon’s legendary
chief engineer). The finest diamond
in the world - Ortofon's Nude
Replicant 100. Latest moving coil
technology. Only the most expensive
materials used. Aucurum coils of
gold-plated 99.999999% oxygen free
monocrystalline copper. Extremely
strong and compact neodymium magnet
with Field Stabilising Element. Zero
resonance cartridge housing. Boron
cantilever.
Review
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$4,481.00
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JUBILEE
Featuring
a boron cantilever, nude Shibata
stylus, stainless steel housing and
0.34mV output. Listener Magazine's
Art Dudley wrote in his five star
July/August '02 assessment, 'Sheer
sensual, tactile, intoxicating
beauty is what infused every
listening session with the Ortofon
Jubilee.The Jubilee is a joyous
cartridge to listen to! The Jubilee
is one of the three or four best
cartridges I've ever heard." "..the
Jubilee finds the melody, and flows
with it in a naturally musical,
exquisitely expressive manner." Art
Dudley, Vol 8, No. 4 July/August
2002. Need we say more? Probably
not.
Review
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$2,912.00
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CADENZA
BLACK
The Cadenza
Black model is using a Nude Shibata
stylus with a boron cantilever. The
effective mass of the
stylus/cantilever system is
extremely low due to the use of a
very thin boron rod. This material
is extremely stiff and even more
lightweight than aluminium.
It also uses the WRD (Wide Range
Damping-system), controlling the
high and low frequency damping
separately.
Cadenza Black is optimized for an
amazing tonal neutrality, dynamics
and purity of sound. It is high
performing on areas like detail,
consistency and sound staging.
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$2,623.00
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KONTRAPUNKT C
Continuing
the Bach theme, Kontrapunkt C is
named from the second last letter in
his name. The C incorporates
Ortofon’s newly developed FSE (Field
Stabilizing Element) to achieve
optimal frequency response linearity
by stabilizing the magnetic field.
This ensures consistently fine
channel separation across the
frequency band and becomes
especially clear during complex
crescendo passages. An output of 470
µV ensures an extremely high
signal-to-noise ratio with any MC
input. Ortofon Kontrapunkt C's
conical aluminium cantilever is
fitted with a Nude FG 80 diamond
stylus. Our listening panel
concluded that Kontrapunkt C is a
true high end reference cartridge,
conveying music with supreme
precision, impact and dynamics. Its
stereo imaging capabilities
illuminate the furthest corners of
the soundstage in all three
dimensions. A high-resolution audio
system is required to fully realize
the information retrieval potential
of this cartridge. Recommended load
impedance is between 50 – 100 Ohms.
For enhanced openness, as high as
1,000 Ohms is recommended.
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$2,402.00
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ROHMANN
With an
aluminium body and Orto-line stylus,
this is one of the finest sounding
Ortofon MC cartridges ever. Named
after Ortofon's former managing
director, in honour of many years of
service, this cartridge is milled
from a solid block of aluminium. The
dark blue anodised body exploits
aluminium's special damping
characteristics to suppress
resonance. The slim-line Nude Orto-Line
diamond ensures flawless tracking of
even the most dynamic passages. MC
Rohmann conveys the full range of
detail and subtle nuance, even when
a powerful brass section competes
with the fine nuances of quieter
instruments such as the flute or
harpsichord. MC Rohmann is fitted
with 2.5 mm screw threads in the
mounting base. A high performance MC
preamplifier or transformer such
Ortofon Verto MC is recommended.
Load impedacne should be greater
than 100 Ohms.
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$2,196.00
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CADENZA
BRONZE
The Cadenza
Bronze model is using a Replicant
100 stylus and a conical aluminium
cantilever. The coil wire is the
famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which
is a gold plated 6NX copper wire. A
Field Stabilizing Element, FSE, is
used for optimal linearity
especially during complex crescendo
passages.
Cadenza Bronze is a true high-end
reference cartridge, conveying music
with supreme precision, impact and
dynamics. Its stereo imaging
capabilities illuminate the farthest
corners of the soundstage in all
three dimensions.
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$2,160.00
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KONTRAPUNKT B
Kontrapunkt B is special with its
very thin ruby cantilever mounted
with a super polished Nude FG 80
stylus. The internal coils are wound
from 6-Nines pure silver wire and
the output is a high .47 mV The
sound picture is open, grandiose and
dynamic with a very present
perspective. The musical performance
of Kontapunkt B is dependent on the
equipment, room and music programme.
The cartridge seems to work well in
small, soft rooms with loudspeakers
having "soft" tweeters. With its
stainless steel body, the B weighs
10 grams and specifies a
higher-than-usual recommended
tracking force of 2.5gm. The B had
Sam Tellig from Stereophile on the
edge of his seat: "I was astonished
by how much musical information the
Kontrapunkt B retrieved from record
to record... I could hear better
what individual instruments were
doing." Sam also found that the
Kontrapunkt B may have accentuated
surface noise, clicks, and pops.
Thus, he advised: "For super
recordings in pristine condition, I
give the nod to the Kontrapunkt B."
Knocking on the door of Class A and
"Proof that vinyl and analog still
rule," says Sam (Stereophille Vol.25
No.8).
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$1,846.00
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CADENZA BLUE
The Cadenza
Blue model is using a Nude FG 70
stylus with a very thin ruby
cantilever. The improved winding
process on the armature ensures
better channel balance.
The soundstage of Cadenza Blue is
wide open and grandiose straight out
of the box. Micro dynamic and
ambience will be evident when
listening to complex compositions.
It reaches a very high degree of
definition in the perspective, which
is very present. It is true to the
music with a tremendous clarity.
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$1,697.00
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KONTRAPUNKT H
Continuing
the Bach theme, Kontrapunkt H is
named from the last letter in his
name. The H incorporates Ortofon’s
newly developed FSE (Field
Stabilizing Element) to achieve
optimal frequency response linearity
by stabilizing the magnetic field.
This ensures consistently fine
channel separation across the
frequency band and becomes
especially clear during complex
crescendo passages. An output of 470
µV ensures an extremely high
signal-to-noise ratio with any MC
input. Kontrapunkt H features a Nude
Fine Line elliptical diamond stylus
mounted on an aluminium cantilever.
Listening tests show extremely open
bass and midrange with smooth,
natural overtones. Recommended for
enthusiasts who value tonally
neutral reproduction of high-quality
recordings over the more expressive
handling of dynamic high-frequency
detail offered by the Kontrapunkt C.
Recommended load impedance is 100
Ohms or higher, depending on the
desired degree of openness.
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$1,506.00
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CADENZA RED
The Cadenza Red
model is using a nude fine line
stylus with a cylindrical aluminium
cantilever. The stylus tip radius is
r/R 8/40 µm. The coils are made from
6NX (99.9999 %) pure silver wire. An
improved winding process on the
armature allows a better channel
balance.
The sound picture of Cadenza Red is
more relaxed, homogeneous and
moderately dynamic in the
perspective compared to the Cadenza
Blue and have great space and depth
in the stereo image.
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$1,235.00
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RONDO BRONZE
The
Nude FG 80 diamond is mounted on a
conical aluminium cantilever
yielding very linear frequency
response over the entire frequency
range - at the same time ensuring
very high tracking ability. The
sound from the Rondo Bronze
cartridge is very detailed in its
spectrum and differentiates the
sound source in a refined and
homogeneous manner. Big orchestral
music will be reproduced powerfully
with open space around the
instruments.
Review
Stereophile Review
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$1255.00
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KONTRAPUNKT A
Kontrapunkt A showcases an aluminium
cantilever mounted with a super
polished Nude Fine Line stylus. The
fine coils are made from 6-Nines
pure Silver wire, and the output is
a high .45 mV. The sound picture of
this cartridge is relaxed,
homogeneous and dynamic. The A
produces great space and depth in
the stereo image, depending on
equipment, room and music.
Kontrapunkt A works well in
combination with various rooms and
loudspeakers.
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$1,165.00
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RONDO BLUE
Ortofon
Rondo Blue features a Nude FG70
diamond mounted on a cylindrical
aluminium cantilever, revealing a
very flat frequency response
exceeding 20KHz Rondo Blue's very
high tracking ability is achieved at
a recommended tracking force of just
2.3gm. Rondo Blue cartridge is
defined to be more expressive and
will distinguish higher from lower
pitched instruments with well
controlled timbre influenced by the
wooden housing. We find the sound
picture will tend to suit customers
liking orchestral music as well as
smaller groups of instruments like
chamber music, smaller choirs and
solo instruments.
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$995.00
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RONDO RED
The very
finely polished Ortofon nude
elliptical diamond is mounted on a
cylindrical aluminium cantilever.
Rondo Red is a very homogeneous all
round cartridge with a sound image
tending to less dynamic strength and
more smooth reproduction ensuring
wonderful all round results with all
sorts of music.
Review
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$681.00
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SALSA
MC Salsa
features a Super Fine Line stylus
mounted on a very light and rigid
cantilever, resulting in a low
equivalent stylus tip mass and
cantilever compliance of 15 μm/mN.
Salsa will therefore give excellent
results with virtually any tonearm.
The armature has been designed as a
tiny lightweight cross, and the
coils are mounted at exactly 90
degree to each other (just like the
walls of the record groove), which
improves the channel separation. The
output is a high 0.38 mV. The
improved magnet and damping system
have allowed the natural pivot point
to be placed immediately behind the
armature, thus giving an extremely
precise moving system with
impressive channel separation.
Review
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$502.00
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SAMBA
MC Samba
features a Nude elliptical stylus
mounted on a very light and rigid
cantilever, resulting in a low
equivalent stylus tip mass and
cantilever compliance of 14 μm/mN.
Samba will therefore give excellent
results with virtually any tonearm.
The armature has been designed as a
tiny lightweight cross, and the
coils are mounted at exactly 90
degree to each other (just like the
walls of the record groove), which
improves the channel separation. The
output is a high 0.3 mV. The
improved magnet and damping system
have allowed the natural pivot point
to be placed immediately behind the
armature, thus giving an extremely
precise moving system with
impressive channel separation.
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$394.00
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TURBO 3
High 3.3
mV output moving coil cartridge with
a fine line nude stylus. Ortofon MC
1 and 3 Turbo are designed to
operate into conventional moving
magnet (MM) inputs without a
separate step up transformer. A neat
solution here for those who need
something better without the need
for an external step up.
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$367.00
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TANGO
MC
Tango features an elliptical stylus
mounted on a very light and rigid
cantilever, resulting in a low
equivalent stylus tip mass and
cantilever compliance of 12 μm/mN.
Tango will therefore give excellent
results with virtually any tonearm.
The armature has been designed as a
tiny lightweight cross, and the
coils are mounted at exactly 90
degree to each other (just like the
walls of the record groove), which
improves the channel separation. The
output is a high 0.5 mV. The
improved magnet and damping system
have allowed the natural pivot point
to be placed immediately behind the
armature, thus giving an extremely
precise moving system with
impressive channel separation. An
outstanding budget cartridge.
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$287.00
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TURBO 1
High 3.3
mV output moving coil cartridge with
elliptical stylus. Ortofon MC 1
Turbo is designed to operate into
conventional moving magnet (MM)
inputs without a separate step up
transformer. A neat solution here
for budget cartridge buyers.
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$269.00
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