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Description
Ortofon 2M Black Verso sound box
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 remarkably 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 Bronze and 2M Black is manufactured from a newly-developed Noryl plastic/glass combination, a Revolutionary material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances. The 2M Bronze and 2M Black use a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver-plated copper wire.
The cartridge body used for the 2M Bronze and 2M Black is manufactured from a newly-developed Noryl plastic/glass combination, a Revolutionary material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances. The 2M Bronze and 2M Black use a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver-plated copper wire.
The 2M technology
2M cartridges are designed for precise and accurate retrieval of the information in the record groove. Ortofon's philosophy is to play the recorded sound as accurately as possible, without coloring the sound in any way. Both the 2M Bronze and 2M Black have Diamonds which are cut and polished to the highest standards of the industry.
The 2M design has also been optimized for easy mounting on a tonearm; the weight and size of all 2M models is well-suited to fit the most common turntables on today's market.
The 2M Bronze and 2M Black also have interchangeable stylus units, and replacement styli are readily available in the UK.
The 2M design has also been optimized for easy mounting on a tonearm; the weight and size of all 2M models is well-suited to fit the most common turntables on today's market.
The 2M Bronze and 2M Black also have interchangeable stylus units, and replacement styli are readily available in the UK.
About the unique 2M design
2M was developed by Ortofon in conjunction with "Møller Jensen Design" from Copenhagen, Denmark - the same designer who collaborated on the award-winning MC Jubilee cartridge, and the coveted Kontrapunkt series.
The inspiration for designing the 2M was related to the facets of the diamond - elegantly concentrating its contours against the grooves on the record surface.
The name 2M was selected among several ideas. Ortofon wanted a modern name which would be easy to pronounce around the world, and to remember. Therefore an alpha-numerical name was chosen...
2M means MM, which is simply the common abbreviation for Moving Magnet.
The 2M range has been structured in the same way as the popular Rondo and Cadenza Moving Coil series, with ascending quality as you move from Red - Blue - Bronze - Black. The Spectacular 2m Black has become the Flagship of 2M, and all Ortofon moving magnet cartridges.
2M was also the last product designed by Ortofon's former chief engineer, Per Windfield. He developed the 2M series over the final 2 years of his 30 year tenure with Ortofon.
The inspiration for designing the 2M was related to the facets of the diamond - elegantly concentrating its contours against the grooves on the record surface.
The name 2M was selected among several ideas. Ortofon wanted a modern name which would be easy to pronounce around the world, and to remember. Therefore an alpha-numerical name was chosen...
2M means MM, which is simply the common abbreviation for Moving Magnet.
The 2M range has been structured in the same way as the popular Rondo and Cadenza Moving Coil series, with ascending quality as you move from Red - Blue - Bronze - Black. The Spectacular 2m Black has become the Flagship of 2M, and all Ortofon moving magnet cartridges.
2M was also the last product designed by Ortofon's former chief engineer, Per Windfield. He developed the 2M series over the final 2 years of his 30 year tenure with Ortofon.
Technical data:
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Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5 cm/sec.: 5 mV
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Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
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Channel separation at 1 kHz: 26 dB
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Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
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Frequency range at - 3dB: 20 - 31,000 Hz
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Frequency response: 20 - 20.000 + 2 / - 0 dB
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Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
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Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 22 µm/mN
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Stylus type: Nude Shibata
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Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/50 µm
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Tracking force range: 1.4 - 1.7g (14 - 17 mN)
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Tracking force, recommended: 1.5 g (15 mN)
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Tracking angle: 20°
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Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.2 kOhm
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Internal inductance: 630 mH
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Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
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Recommended load capacitance: 150 - 300 pF
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Cartridge colour, body/stylus: Black/Black
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Cartridge weight: 7.2 g
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Replacement stylus unit: 2M Black (interchangeable with 2M Bronze)
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Stylus protection guard: 2M Black
Package includes:
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1 x Stylus brush, carbon fibre
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1 x Angle key Torx 6
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1 x Angle key Torx 8
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2 x Screw M2.0 x 6
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1 x Stylus pressure gauge
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1 x Socket spanner