Ortofon Fonocaptor Ortofon MC Cadenza Red

Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm/sec - 0,45 mV Channel balance - 23 dB Channel separation at 15 kHz - > 15 dB Frequency range at -3 dB - 20 Hz - 50 kHz Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz - +3/-1 Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force *) - 80 ?m Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 12 ?m/mN Stylus type - Nude Fine Line on Alu cantilever Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/40 Tracking force range - 2,2-2,7 g (22-27 mN) Tracking force recommended - 2,5 g (25 mN) *) Typical value Tracking angle - 20º Internal impedance, DC resistance - 5 Ohm Recommended load impedance - 50-500 Ohm Cartridge body materia - Stainless steel Aluminium Cartridge colour - Red/Black Cartridge weight - 10,7 g The readers of the German HiFi magazine  AUDIO voted for the best Hifi products of the year. With votes coming in from across Germany, the  MC Cadenza Red   won in the category phono cartridges. Almost 150 industry members attended the Award ceremony in Munich. The Cadenza Red model is using a Nude Fine Line stylus with a cylindrical aluminium cantilever. The stylus tip radius is r/R 8/40 µm. The coils are made from 6NX (99.9999 %) pure silver wire. An improved winding process on the armature allows a better channel balance.   "... in the case of the Ortofon Cadenza Red, I can tell you without a doubt that you are getting what you pay for, of that I am 100% certain. My first impression of the Cadenza Red is this cartridge has an astonishingly natural portrayal of the midrange, and this sole characteristic would make it worth owning... ... There is indeed a separation between good and great moving coil cartridges, and the Cadenza Red is certainly in the field where the excellent ones reside in... ..The Cadenza Red is never a cartridge that is in a hurry so to speak, as it encourages a person to experience every facet of an album, and enjoy it on many different levels... ...The Red is intended to be liquid, refined, flowing, with a slightly burnished warmth that is easy to get hooked