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Ortofon Quintet Red MC Cartridge

Ortofon Quintet Red MC Cartridge

Regular price £319.00 GBP
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The Quintet Red is the starting point in the Ortofon MC range of cartridges. It features a bonded Elliptical stylus profile on an aluminium cantilever and thanks to the large square body is a doddle to align (although users without easy VTA adjustment may want to note it is quite a tall cartridge, and their width at the rear can cause problems in some cramped headshells - if in doubt please just ask).
It might lack some of the refinement and resolution of the more expensive models it would be churlish to complain at this price point as this is still a great way to dip your toe into the waters of affordable MC cartridges, sounding warm without losing the immediacy MC cartridges are often praised for.

As MC cartridges do not have removable stylus assemblies Ortofon have an 'exchange' scheme where your old worn/damaged Ortofon MC cartridge is used as a credit against any other Ortofon MC cartridge. Please send us a message and we will calculate the cost to change for you, or visit the distributors website page here

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (@ 1000HZ, 5CM/SEC.): 0.5 mV
CHANNEL BALANCE (@ 1000HZ): < 1.5 dB
CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 1000HZ): > 21 dB
CHANNEL SEPARATION (@ 15000HZ): > 14 dB
FREQUENCY RANGE (@ -3DB): 20 - 25000 Hz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (20 - 20,000HZ): +/-2.5 dB
TRACKING ABILITY (@ 315HZ AT RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE): 65 μm
COMPLIANCE, DYNAMIC, LATERAL: 15 μm
STYLUS TYPE: Tipped Elliptical
TRACKING FORCE RANGE: 2.1 - 2.5 g
RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE: 2.3 g
TRACKING ANGLE: 20 °
INTERNAL IMPEDANCE: 7 Ω
CANTILEVER MATERIAL: Aluminium Tube
WINDING WIRE: Copper
RECOMMENDED LOAD IMPEDANCE: > 20 Ω
CARTRIDGE WEIGHT: 9 g

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