Ortofon Vinyl Master Red

2m red is an all purpose cartridge that delivers open.

Ortofon vinyl master red.

Technisch basieren die vm abtaster auf den om und super om systemen sind aber deutlich weiter entwickelt und wurden von ortofon sogar besonders auf den deutschen markt hin ausgerichtet. Ortofon was established in 1918 by the two danish engineers axel petersen and arnold poulsen. 2m red pnp mkii. Phono mm kanalabweichung bei 1 khz.

Ortofon 2m red 2m red verso and 2m red pnp phono cartridges. Now ortofon is a micro mechanical powerhouse which develops and manufactures hearing aid components and the world acclaimed phono cartridges for vinyl records. 1 5db übersprechdämpfung bei 1khz. 2m mono se 2m mono and 2m 78 are a true mono cartridges for playing mono vinyl records.

The ortofon 520 mkii is no longer promoted by ortofon on their website having been replaced by the 2m blue. The cheapest way to obtain one was to buy a used 500 series body off ebay and a new stylus. It is not generally available in the uk although it appears to be still available from selected dealers in europe as either the 520 mkii or vinyl master red for example william thakker in germany stocks both editions. 23db übersprechdämpfung bei 15khz.

The ortofon 2m red is certainly a very entertaining cartridge providing a big solid spacious sound with good detail and excellent dynamics. In some countries the 540 mkii is marketed as the vinyl master silver and i ended up buying a vinyl master silver stylus from william thakker in germany as it was the cheapest option at the time. Therefore trying the 2m red and upgrading to the blue stylus at a later date perhaps when a stylus replacement is required might be a sensible way of working up to the 2m blue. So in the modern age we cannot turn to ortofon to reproduce the mellow tones of this cartridge.

The stylus has a fritz gyger profile. Ortofon s own om20 520 mkii aka vinyl master red and 2m blue offer a similar nude elliptical stylus with more dynamic and detailed delivery. Ortofon is the world s leading cartridge specialist and one stop supplier of phono cartridges.