Ortofon 2MR Blue Cartridge - Low-profile Design for Rega Turntables

"A Full-Range, Highly Resolving Presentation"

Ortofon's 2M Blue moving magnet phono cartridge features a new, improved engine that provides an increased output of 5.5mV, an optimized sound reproduction, and a high level of sonic accuracy. The 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details than its highly popular 'little brother,' the bestselling 2M Red cartridge.

This special version of the 2M Blue uses a low-profile design for convenient use with Rega turntables.

The 2M Blue Nude boasts an elliptical diamond stylus and split pole pins with a copper wire. Split pole pins are an invention that enables moving magnet cartridges to have a flat frequency response, as with a much higher-priced moving coil cartridge. Split pole pins were invented by Ortofon, and were originally presented in the 500 series and Super OM series.

Easy Mounting

Ortofon has optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, and the weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the market today. The 2M Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

Product Features

• Moving magnet phono cartridge
• Special low-profile design for use with Rega turntables
• New, improved engine provides an increased output of 5.5mV
• Elliptical diamond stylus and split pole pins with a copper wire
• Easy mounting
• Compatible with most tonearms

Product Specs

• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.: 5,5 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1,5 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 25 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
• Frequency range at - 3dB: 20-25.000 Hz
• Frequency response: 20-20.000 Hz + 2 / - 1 dB
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 20 µm/mN
• Stylus type: Nude Elliptical
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 µm
• Tracking force range: 1,6-2,0g (16-20 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended: 1,8 g (18 mN)
• Tracking angle: 20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1,3 kOhm
• Internal inductance: 700 mH
• Recommended load resistance - 47 kOhm
• Recommended load capacitance: 150-300 pF
• Cartridge color, body/stylus: Black/Blue
• Cartridge weight: 7,2 g
• Replacement stylus unit: 2M Blue (interchangeable with 2M Red and 2M Silver)