Ortofon Cadenza Red Moving Coil Cartridge

Ortofon Cadenza Red Moving Coil Cartridge

Code: OCADRED
  • £1,199.00
  • (FREE UK Delivery)
  |   Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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The Cadenza Red delivers a sound performance that is open and dynamic, with a touch of warmth. It is more relaxed, homogeneous and moderately dynamic when compared to the Cadenza Blue. It also has a great space and depth in the stereo image. All-in, it is a very capable high-end cartridge.

The Cadenza Series of high-end Moving Coil (MC) cartridges was born out of the success of Ortofon's Kontrapunkt and MC Jubilee models. Though these models are amongst the most popular Ortofon has ever produced, the Danish cartridge masters still decided to develop a new range that was even more ambitious.

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By carefully implementing cobalt-iron pole pieces,  using new improved winding processes on the armature, and employing an extruded aluminium housing - amongst other changes - the Cadenza Series is able to out-perform all those that came before it. Like other modern ranges, the Cadenza Series is structured in Ortofon's preferred colour-tier nomenclature; so there are Red, Blue, Bronze, Black and Mono (White) variants available to suit varying budgets and tastes. 
 
As with all modern Ortofon ranges, the introductory cartridge in the Cadenza Series is the Red model. The Cadenza Red is a stylish, high-quality cartridge that boasts a nude fine line stylus with a cylindrical aluminium cantilever. The stylus tip radius is r/R 8/40µm, allowing the diamond to a read significant amount of the recorded information. The internal coils are made from 6NX (99.9999%) pure silver wire for optimal signal generation, and the improved winding process on the armature allows a better channel balance for good stereo imaging.
 
Technical Specifications:
  • Output Voltage (at 1kHz, 5cm/sec): 450 μV
  • Channel Balance at 1kHz: < 1.2dB
  • Channel Separation at 1kHz: > 23dB
  • Channel Separation at 15kHz: > 15dB
  • Frequency Range (at -3dB): 20Hz - 50kHz
  • Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz: +3 / -1
  • Tracking Ability at 315Hz: Typically 80μm
  • Compliance, Dynamic, Lateral: 12μm / mN
  • Stylus Type: Nude Fine Line
  • Cantilever: Aluminium
  • Stylus Tip Radius r / R: 8 / 40
  • Tracking Force Range: 2.2 - 2.7g (22 - 27mN)
  • Recommended Tracking Force: 2.5g (25mN)
  • Tracking Angle: 20º
  • Internal Impedance / DC Resistance: 50Ω
  • Recommended Load Impedance: 50 - 500Ω
  • Cartridge Body Material: Stainless Steel Aluminium
  • Cartridge Colour: Red / Black
  • Cartridge Weight: 10.7g

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