Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge features:
– an improved engine, which provides an increased output of 5.5mV and an optimized sound reproduction and a high level of sonic accuracy
– Nude Elliptical diamond and split pole pins with a copper wire
Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details than ortofon 2M Red
Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge Specifications:
- Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. – 5,5 mV
- Channel balance at 1 kHz – 1,5 dB
- Channel separation at 1 kHz – 25 dB
- Channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB
- Frequency range at – 3dB – 20-25.000 Hz
- Frequency response – 20-20.000 Hz + 2 / – 1 dB
- Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force – 80 µm
- Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 20 µm/mN
- Stylus type – Nude Elliptical
- Stylus tip radius – r/R 8/18 µm
- Tracking force range – 1,6-2,0g (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 colour, body/stylus – Black/Blue
- Cartridge weight – 7,2 g
- Replacement stylus unit – 2M Blue (interchangeable with 2M Red and 2M Silver)
Frank Abraham –
Massive improvement over the 2M Red. Surprised that just replacing the old 2M red could make this much difference. I have no doubt that I am going to revisit my entire lp collection. Using this with the expression turntable.