Ortofon announces 2M Premounted. The Danish maker’s 2M Premounted is described as a practical and elegant solution for customers who wish direct and easy mounting and replacement on an S-shaped tonearm.
The SH-4 headshell has been created to be sturdy and rigid, yet the design accentuates a slim form factor. The strong, lightweight headshell has an ergonomic design with a long finger lift that is easy to pick up.
The Ortofon 2M series builds on its maker’s philosophy of accuracy in sound: this is the perfect range for those who want a premium phono cartridge of the highest quality, and the line can grow with the users as they develop their systems.
Henley Audio distributes the brand in the UK.
2M Premounted series features
- Mounted on our popular SH-4 Black headshell
- Easy and direct mount on S-shaped tonearms with universal mount
- Correct Baerwald alignment with tonearms with universal mount
- Interchangeable stylus with the possibility to upgrade
2M Red Premounted
Step into the music
The 2M Red will rekindle the user’s love of music says the maker. The 2M Red features Ortofon’s invention, the split pole pins, which give a wonderfully precise sound. With the 2M Red, you will hear the music come to life on its own terms. It is like taking a step into the music itself. The 2M Red is Ortofon’s entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entrance.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5.5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 70 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 18 μm/mN Stylus type – Elliptical
Tracking force recommended – 1.8 g (18 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Blue Premounted
The goal of any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artist’s vision as possible, and the 2M blue takes the listener closer to this target on this journey, says its creator. Ortofon cuts the full-diamond stylus in an Elliptical shape, and when it hits the groove, it is like travelling back through time to the moment of the recording. With the 2M Blue, users can get serious about listening to vinyl.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5.5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 18 μm/mN Stylus type – Nude Elliptical
Tracking force recommended – 1.8 g (18 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Bronze Premounted
To Ortofon, Hi-Fi is more than a fancy label. High fidelity is the goal of everything it does. The 2M Bronze features a full-diamond stylus in a fine line cut and a unique upgraded coil system with silver-plated copper wires that give the music a new dimension of precision. Listening to records with the 2M Bronze is like hearing them again for the first time, claims Ortofon. Listeners get to fall in love with the songs all over.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 20 μm/mN Stylus type – Nude Fine Line
Tracking force recommended – 1.5 g (15 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Black Premounted
The 2M Black is the series’ flagship. Ortofon cuts the full-diamond stylus in a Shibata shape that gives it extreme contact with the groove. Users hear every detail in the music. For those who want to sense the artist’s presence in the room when they listen to their records, this is the ideal cartridge.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 20 μm/mN Stylus type – Nude Shibata
Tracking force recommended – 1.5 g (15 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g
2M Black LVB 250 Premounted
The 2M Black is described as an amazing cartridge and is considered the ultimate in moving magnets by many. So, why would we attempt to create something even better? Because perfection runs in the blood of Ortofon says the company. The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the excellent build of the 2M Black with a boron cantilever and the maker’s own Nano Tube suspension system. The result is a sound so precise and so detailed that users feel like they have let the artist into their house.
Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. – 5 mV Tracking ability at 315 Hz – 80 μm Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 22 μm/mN
Stylus type – Nude Shibata
Tracking force recommended – 1.6 g (16 mN) Load resistance – 47 kOhm
Load capacitance – 150 – 300 pF Weight, Cartridge – 7.2 g.
Weight, Premounted – 16.7 g