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Description

2M Blue - The 2M series were developed in conjunction with Danish designer Møller Jensen Design – the same designer who designed the award winning MC Jubilee and Kontrapunkt series.  Inspired by the facets of a diamond, whose contours gracefully trace the grooves on a record’s surface, the 2M’s handsome elegance establishes a great combination of form and functionality. 

2M are designed for precise and accurate retrieval of the information in the record groove. Our philosophy is to play the record sound as accurate as possible, without coloring the sound. We have optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, weight and size to fit the most common turntables at the market today.

The name 2M was selected among several ideas. We wanted a modernname which should be easy to pronounce and to remember, and therefore an alpha numerical name was chosen. 2M means MM, which is the abbreviation for moving magnet. 

The 2M series of cartridges feature Ortofon’s trademark split pole pins, an invention which enables moving magnet cartridges to have a flat frequency response, as with a moving coil cartridge.  Split pole pins were invented by Ortofon, and were originally presented in the 500 series and Super OM series. The 2M Blue uses an improved engine, which provides an increased output of 5.5mV.





 

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 + 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 colour, body/stylus

Black/Blue

Cartridge weight

 7,2 g

Replacement stylus unit

2M Blue