Ortofon 2M Black Moving Magnet Cartridge

2M Black Moving Magnet MM Cartridge, by Ortofon.

The 2M Black is the flagship of the series, and it lives up to this with flying colours. You can hear every little detail in the music from every part of the spectrum. Just the way the artist wanted you to. This is for those who want to sense the presence of the artist in the room when they listen to their records.

Ortofon have optimised the design for ease of cartridge mounting, and the weight and size will 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.

2M Black features a nude 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.

2M Black Standard / 2M Black Verso / 2MR Black

The Ortofon 2M Black is available in Standard, Verso, or Reduced models.

The Verso model has twin screws protruding from the top of the cartridge mount, and is an alternative product for bottom mount headshells. Read more about the 2M Black Verso model.

The Reduced model (2MR Bronze) reduces the overall cartridge height by 3 mm, which is important on turntables where VTA is an issue. Read more about the 2MR Black Reduced model.

Please choose the correct 2M Black model for your turntable / tonearm. Do contact us if you require assistance or are unsure.

Features

• Designed to be as true to the groove as possible.
• Nude Shibata diamond stylus.
• Overhead mounting cartridge for installing into a headshell.
• Moving magnet cartridge with removable stylus.
• Utilises Ortofon's split-pole pin technology to reduce the eddy current and to get a flat frequency response, like with an MC cartridge.
• Can be upgraded with other styli from the Ortofon 2M range.

Specifications

• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5 cm/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 response: 20 - 20.000 Hz + 2 / - 1 dB
• Tracking ability @ 315 Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 22 µm/mN
• Stylus type: Nude Shibata
• Cantilever material: Aluminium tube
• Tracking force range: 1.4 - 1.7 g (16 - 20 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended: 1.5 g (18 mN)
• Tracking angle: 20 degrees
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.2 kOhm
• Internal inductance: 630 mH
• Recommended load impedance: 47 kOhm
• Recommended load capacitance: 150 - 300 pF
• Cartridge colour, body / stylus: Black / Black
• Cartridge weight: 7.2 g (6.0 g on 2MR model)
• Replacement stylus unit: 2M Black (interchangeable with other 2M cartridges)

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