Ortofon 2MR Blue cartridge

Ortofon 2MR Blue sound box

Low-profile slimline version for e.g. Rega turntables. The replacement needle is the same as in the 2M Blue model.

The same body part as the 2M Red sound box is used, but here it has a higher quality Nude Elliptical needle sanding. This is a leap forward.

• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5 cm/sec. - 5.5 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz - 1.5 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz - 22 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
• Frequency range at - 3dB - 20-22.000 Hz
• Frequency response - 20-20.000 Hz + 3 / - 1 dB
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 70 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 20 µm/mN
• Stylus type - Elliptical
• Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/18 µm
• Tracking force range - 1.6-2.0 g (16-20 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended - 1.8 g (18 mN)
• Tracking angle - 20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance - 1.3 kOhm
• Internal Inductance - 700 mH
• Recommended load resistance - 47 kOhm
• Recommended load capacitance - 150-300 pF
• Cartridge color, body/stylus - Black/Red
• 2M standard and 2M Verso cartridges weight - 7.2 g
• 2M PnP MkII cartridge with integrated headshell weight - 20 g
• 2M PnP MkII cartridge with integrated headshell length - 52 mm
• 2MR: designed for optimized fitting on low-profile turntables

Ortofon 2MR features a specially designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges. With its narrow cartridge housing, it seamlessly integrates without a need for modifications or spacers under the tonearm, enabling quick and easy mounting with just two screws.

2MR cartridge key features

Slimline cartridge body effectively eliminates the need for tonearm spacers, shims or modifications on turntables needing a low form factor cartridge.
High-performance motor system incorporating unique to Ortofon quad coils with split pole pins, delivering a clean detailed and true-to-life sound.
100% Compatibility with the 2M styli Ortofon 2MR use the well-known 2M styli
Standard half inch mounting quick and easy mounting on the tonearms with just two screws.
Full range setup 2MR Ranges from Mono to Premium: 2MR Red to High-end: 2MR Black LVB 250

2MR cartridge are for those who value an Authentic Immersive listening experience when listening to their music. 2MR lets you rediscover your vinyl collection with enhanced clarity and precision.

Next level Authenticity with the 2M Blue
The goal for any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artists vision as possible, and the 2M blue takes you further on this journey of authenticity. With the 2M Blue, you get serious about listening to vinyl.

Features:

The 2M Blue features a Nude Elliptical diamond and split pole Pins with a copper wire.

Designed for easy mounting of the cartridge, and for the weight and size to 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.

The 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details compared to the 2M Red model.

The 2M Red and 2M Blue are designed for precise and accurate retrieval of the information in the record groove. Indeed, it is Ortofon's lasting philosophy to only ever play the recorded sound, without colouration.

To obtain a flat frequency response, as with a Moving Coil cartridge, Ortofon are using split pole Pins in the 2M design, to reduce the Eddy current. The split pole Pins are an Ortofon invention which was originally presented in the 500 and Super OM series, to great effect.

The 2M Red and 2M Blue both use the same engine with split pole pins. With this improved engine Ortofon have been able to increase the output to an impressive 5.5 mV.

The 2M technology

Both the 2M Red and 2M Blue have Diamonds which are polished to the highest standards of the industry. 2M Red has a tipped Elliptical diamond, and the 2M Blue has a nude Elliptical diamond.

The design has 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 Red and 2M Blue 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.

Stylus lifetime: with proper care we find that up to 1000 hours is possible without degradation of performance.

2M Series style interchangeability:

The 2M Series' engines, coils and Magnets configurations are not identical: Red and Blue are identical, so are the Bronze and Black and so are the true mono variants 2M Mono and 2M 78. Likewise, 2M series styli are interchangeable within the below combinations :

2M Red, 2M Blue and 2M Silver
2M Bronze and 2M Black
2M Mono and 2M 78

2M Red features:

an improved engine, which provides an increased output of 5.5mV and an optimized sound Reproduction and a high level of Sonic accuracy
a tipped Elliptical diamond and split pole Pins with a copper wire
2M Red is an all-purpose cartridge that delivers open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth.