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Ortofon Exclusive Series Moving Coil Cartridges

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Ortofon’s MC cartridges represent the highest echelon of MC cartridges. Representative of numerous Ortofon design elements & ideals, are truly exemplary of the highest degree of performance possible in analogue playback.

Ortofon MC Diamond Moving Coil Cartridge

The MC Diamond delivers the state-of-the-art technology, unmatched performance, and unparalleled accuracy you expect from our greatest phonograph cartridge ever made.

The MC Diamond provides an entirely new level of experience for audiophiles.

Nothing added. Nothing taken away.

Accuracy level

Featuring a titanium body, optimized magnet system, diamond cantilever, and a new rubber suspension, the MC Diamond provides an entirely new level of experience for audiophiles.

“This is recorded music like you’ve never heard it before. The most authentic vinyl experience in the world,”

- Leif Johannsen, Ortofon’s Chief Officer of Acoustics and Research.

Ortofon Replicant 100 Stylus

The MC Diamond makes use of the Ortofon Replicant 100 diamond. This Line Contact type stylus distinguishes itself by having a narrow and long contact surface, which is as close as possible to the original cutting stylus. This ensures the most accurate reproduction, lowest distortion, and extended frequency range.

Precision control Cartridge body

The cartridge body of the MC Diamond is made of titanium using our custom Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technique.

This technique allows for precise control of the density of the body, which provides extremely high internal damping, and results in a significant reduction in vibrations and enhanced sound quality.

Re-engineered to perfection - new Rubber suspension

For the new MC Diamond cartridge, the Ortofon Wide Range Damping System ( WRD ) has been re-engineered to include an enhanced rubber suspension, specially developed in-house to ensure exceptional tracking, and virtually eliminates distortions and resonance. This feature allows for optimal interaction between compliance and damping, improved stability and playback, and unparalleled sound quality. Created using a new rubber compound that utilizes Multi Wall Carbon Nanotube technology ( MWCNT ), this new rubber suspension provides improved damping and enhances the overall performance of the MC Diamond Cartridge.

Unequalled transparency - Cantilever

The MC Diamond uses a solid Diamond Cantilever that, in combination with the Ortofon Replicant 100 diamond, offers extreme transparency, speed, and responsiveness beyond any other combination. A solid Diamond cantilever provides the best possible interface between the stylus and armature, owing to its hardness and crystal structure. The improvements found in the use of a Diamond cantilever have redefined the boundaries of analog reproduction, presenting greater inner detail, subtlety, and depth like never before.

Boundless dimensionality - Magnet system

The MC Diamond’s magnet system combines choice materials, optimized geometry, and unrivaled consistency that deliver unmatched performance.

Together with the non-magnetic armature, the result is vivid, highly-accurate audio reproductions defined by nearly boundless dimensionality.

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- Channel Balance at 1 kHz: 0.5 dB

- Output Voltage at 1 kHz: 5cm/sec 0.2 mV

- Channel Separation at 1 kHz: 25 dB

- Channel Separation at 15 kHz: 20 dB

- Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +/- 2 dB

- Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force 80 µm

- Compliance, dynamic, lateral 11 µm/mN

- Stylus Type: Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Diamond Cantilever

- Stylus tip radius r/R 5/100 µm

- Tracking Force Range - 2.5-2.8 gram (25-28 mN)

- Tracking Force, recommended 2.6 gram (26 mN)

- Tracking Angle: 23°

- Internal Impedance: DC resistance 6 Ohm

- Recommended Load Impedance: > 10 Ohm

- Coil Wire Material: Ultra pure oxygen free copper

- Cartridge Body Material: SLM Titanium

- Cartridge Color: Silver/Black

- Cartridge Weight: 17.5 gram

Ortofon MC Expression Moving Coil Cartridge

The Xpression cartridge bridges the gap between the SPU-type cartridges and High-End cartridgeslike the MC A90 and the MC Windfeld designed for headshell mounting. The result is a high-performance moving coil cartridge with the convenience of a standard headshell connector, which provides a simple and elegant method of directly connecting the generator and tonearm via the Xpression’s one-piece body.

Since the cartridge length is identical to that of an SPU, the Xpression can easily be fitted onto tonearms without additional concern for proper alignment.

The cartridge height is likewise identical to the SPU height, which makes further VTA adjustments unnecessary.

The length of the cartridge ensures proper match with the SME-mount type tonearms, e.g. SME, Grace, Fidelity Research, SAEC and Micro Seiki brands. Additionally, the mass and compliance properties of the Xpression ensure that a proper match will be achieved with any SPU-compatible arm.
The Xpression can ideally be combined with The TA-110 and TA-210 tonearms. The combination of Xpression, TA-110/TA-210 and ST-80 SE MC transformer gives a supreme experience!

The Ortofon Xpression Technical Data

Output Voltage: at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 0.3 mV

Channel Balance: at 1 kHz - < 0.2 dB

Channel Separation: at 1 kHz - > 28 dB

Channel Separation: at 15 kHz - > 22 dB

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz +0.5 /- 1.5 dB

Tracking Ability: at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 90 µm

Compliance, Dynamic, Lateral: 11 µm/mN

Stylus Type: Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Boron Cantilever

Stylus Tip Radius: r/R 5/100 µm

Tracking Force Range: 2.3 -2.8 g ( 23-28 mN )

Tracking Force: 2.6 g ( 26 mN )

Tracking Angle: 23°

Internal Impedance, DC Resistance: 4 Ohm

Recommended Load Impedance: > 10 Ohm

Cartridge Body Material: SLM Stainless Steel and Special proprietary TPE-compound

Cartridge Color: Black

Cartridge Weight: 28 gram

Ortofon MC A Mono Cartridge

The Ortofon Exclusives series of our highest-performing Moving Coil cartridges has now been expanded to include the brand new MC A MONO cartridge

The MC A Mono is a TRUE MONO cartridge for play-back of MONO recordings.

If you play a MONO record with a stereo cartridge you will not achieve the same signal in the two channels due to imperfections such as crosstalk, noise, phase errors, tracking error, antiskating and distortion. This difference between the channels will result in an unstable and partially fuzzy image. A mono switch, to some extent, can improve this.

Playing MONO record with a TRUE MONO cartridge will have none of the aforementioned problems, as this cartridge only produces one signal, which afterwards is directed to both channels in the system. This will provide a much more forceful and stable image with a fuller sound.

Another significant advantage of using a TRUE MONO cartridge to play MONO records is the absence of response to vertical movement. This means that a TRUE MONO cartridge is essentially impervious to the pinching effect which comes into action when the stylus is pushed vertically upward in very narrow grooves. In addition, the response to dust, dirt and wear will be reduced substantially as the vertical component will not be heard. The final result will be a much more clean and noiseless reproduction of the MONO record. These effects simply cannot be achieved merely by the use of a mono switch.

The Ortofon MC A MONO Technical Data

Output Voltage: at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 0.2 mV

Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz +2 dB /- 1 dB

Tracking Ability: at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 90 µm

Compliance, Dynamic, Lateral: 13 µm/mN

Stylus Type: Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Boron Cantilever

Stylus Tip Radius: r/R 5/100 µm

Tracking Force Range: 2.0-2.5 g ( 20-25 mN )

Tracking Force: 2.3 g ( 23 mN )

Tracking Angle: 23°

Internal Impedance, DC Resistance: 7 Ohm

Recommended Load Impedance: > 10 Ohm

Coil Wire Material: Aucurum

Cartridge Body Material: SLM Titanium

Cartridge Color: Silver

Cartridge Weight: 6 grams

Ortofon MC Windfeld Ti Moving Coil Cartridge

The MC Windfeld Ti - a moving coil phono cartridge in the absolute high-end class

Our extensive knowledge of vibration properties, characteristics in different shapes and materials, competences in magnetism, mechanical design and new technologies has been applied for optimization of the MC Windfeld model. The MC Windfeld Ti has gone to the next level by reducing unwanted vibrations and increasing the dynamic capability of the cartridge.

Those who choose to adopt the MC Windfeld Ti will experience the lifelike, dynamic and open sound, with exceedingly clear midrange. The MC Windfeld Ti remains extremely musical while paying close attention to micro dynamic details, with its delicate, but also analytical nature.

The MC Windfeld Ti Technology

The MC Windfeld Ti phono cartridge was introduced in 2017 as a continuous tribute to Ortofon's former engineer Mr. Windfeld and optimization of the MC Windfeld model launched in 2008.

At the heart of the MC Windfeld Ti lies Selective Laser MElting technology, apllied for manufacturing of the Ortofon Exclusives Series cartridges.

The use of Titanium in the MC Windfeld Ti has provided a further improvement to the overall rigidity of the structure and the cartridge weight. Obviously, MC Windfeld Ti has gone to the next level by reducing unwanted vibrations and increasing the dynamic capability of the cartridge.

The Mechanical Integration of the MC Windfeld Ti

Historically, Ortofon has always followed its own path with regard to the mechanical design of the cartridge housing, because mechanical rigidity and total freedom from resonance in the audible range are a precondition for optimal sound quality.

In the MC Windfeld Ti the cartridge’s contact with the tonerarm takes place through three hard, well-defined contact points placed on the fastening section of the cartridge. This means that the mechanical integration of the cartridge and the tonearm arm are always absolutely perfect.

MC Windfeld Ti Technical Data

Output Voltage: at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 0.2 mV

Channel Balance: at 1 kHz - 0.5 dB

Channel Separation: at 1 kHz - 25 dB

Channel Separation: at 15 kHz - 20 dB

Frequency Range: at - 3dB - 10 Hz - 50 kHz

Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz +2 dB/- 1 dB

Tracking Ability: at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 90 µm

Compliance, Dynamic, Lateral: 13 µm/mN

Stylus Type: Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Boron Cantilever

Stylus Tip Radius: r/R 5/100 µm

Tracking Force Range: 2.0-2.5 g ( 20-25 mN )