The Ortofon Concorde Music Red is a premium Moving Magnet cartridge that provides balanced and dynamic sound quality. This cartridge features an Elliptical stylus on an aluminum cantilever and can be easily upgraded within the entire series, up to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250, by simply replacing the stylus.
The Concorde Music Series Developed by music lovers, for music lovers, the Concorde Music HiFi cartridges combine premium performance with iconic design. The Concorde Music is not just another cartridge, but a tribute to the profound impact music has on our lives, transforming every listening session into a captivating journey.
Installing a Concorde Music cartridge on a turntable is simple and straightforward; no tools are required, making it hassle-free and convenient.
Winning Cartridge Design
Iconic Design Building on a rich legacy that began with the launch of the original Concorde, the Concorde Music has a storied history as one of the most famous cartridges in the audio world. Originally developed as a solution to the challenge of easily mounting a cartridge to a tonearm without screws or wires, the Concorde's unique design has won the Danish Industrial Design Prize and become an icon in the audio industry.
Precision in Every Groove
Stylus The Concorde Music Red features an Elliptical diamond, polished to the highest industry standards, mounted on a premium aluminum cantilever. This ensures the best possible transmission of vinyl record groove modulations picked up by the diamond.
Unique In-House Rubber Manufacturing
Rubber suspension The Concorde Music Red uses an exclusive Ortofon rubber compound for its stylus suspension. This rubber suspension, developed and produced in our unique in-house rubber production, is a crucial and vital component that contributes to the overall performance of the phono cartridge.
Precise and Dynamic Sound Reproduction
Coil System The Concorde Music uses Ortofon's quad-coil generation system with split pole pins. Silver-plated oxygen-free copper is chosen for the quad-coil system along with four Ortofon split pole pins. This results in exceptional channel balance and separation, delivering precise and dynamic sound. With an output of 6 mV, it offers lifelike sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity, capturing every detail.
Easy Mounting and Upgrade Pad
Compatibility Installing the Concorde Music cartridge on your turntable is simple and straightforward; no tools are required, making it hassle-free and convenient for all users. This is thanks to the bayonet/SME connector, which is compatible with all S-shaped tonearms.
Full Upgrade Pad
Upgradeability The Concorde Music Red can be upgraded with all Concorde Music styli, allowing an upgrade path through the entire series up to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250. Upgrading the stylus is a simple task; just pull off the stylus and replace it with the new one. Remember to use the stylus protector when installing the new stylus to protect the stylus.
Specifications:
- Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1.5 dB
- Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 6 mV
- Channel separation at 1 kHz: 22 dB
- Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
- Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz +3 / -1 dB
- Tracking power at 315Hz at recommended needle pressure: 80 µm
- Dynamic compliance, laterally: 15 µm/mN
- Style type: Elliptical diamond on aluminum cantilever
- Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 µm
- Recommended tracking force: 1.8 g
- Tracking angle: 20°
- Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.27 kΩ
- Cartridge color: Black/Red
- Cartridge weight: 18 g
- Recommended load resistance: 47 kΩ
- Internal inductance: 815 mH
- Recommended load capacitance: 150-300 pF
With its advanced specifications and features, the Ortofon Concorde Music Red provides exceptional sound quality and a refined listening experience for music lovers striving for the best in vinyl playback.
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