Ortofon Concorde Music Red Ortofon MM Cartridge Stereo Headshell Integrated Oval Needle Listening Only

An entry model that embodies the ideal of ortofon sound. Output voltage: 6mV Stylus type: Elliptical Cantilever material: aluminum Proper needle pressure: 1.8g Weight: 18g Compatible replacement needles: Stylus Concorde Music Red/Blue/Bronze/Black/Black LVB 250 *Concorde Music series is a Hi-Fi cartridge. Please be careful when using the needle for DJ purposes such as scratching or back cueing as it may damage the needle tip. The Concorde shell-integrated "Music" represents one of the ideal cartridges.　 An entry model that embodies the ideal of ortofon sound. Ortofon's Concorde is characterized by its shape resembling that supersonic airliner. Its unique appearance is that the head shell and cartridge body are integrated, tapering towards the tip of the needle. The reason why this unique cartridge was commercialized stems from a certain philosophy that cartridge manufacturers were strongly oriented toward when it was first created in 1979. Many of the cartridges of the time were developed with low mass (light mass) and high compliance (easy movement of the stylus) as the top priorities, and both cartridges and tonearms were required to be even more sensitive than typical modern ones. When we pursued this to its limits, this shell-integrated body emerged as the ideal shape. This body not only made the ideals of the time a reality, but also inherited the concept of ``simplicity'' inherited from the SPU series. There is no need to install or adjust the position of the head shell on the cartridge body, or wire lead wires, and it can be used as is by attaching it to the shell connector of a universal tone arm and adjusting the zero balance and stylus pressure.Furthermore, the length between the stylus tip and the rear end of the head shell is 52 mm, the same as the SPU. It can be said that it is truly the forerunner of modern universal design. The old Concorde series, which first realized this, was equipped with an amazingly compact magnetic circuit and high-performance damping mechanism for the MC type of the same era, and was all the rage as a high-performance model at the time, and was one of the high-end MC types of modern Ortofon. In addition to the MC200, which became the technological foundation, and its brother MC100, the VMS type Concorde 30, 20, 10, and STD, which were born as low mass high compliance models, and the ultimate product, the SME with an integrated arm pipe. There was a variety of lineups such as 30H. The Concorde series has a strong fan base due to its compatibility with high-sensitivity tonearms, its "accurate" tone without any coloration, and its strong individuality not found in other cartridges. Even after it temporarily disappeared from the Hi-Fi cartridge lineup, there was no shortage of requests for its return as a regular model. In response to this, we began developing a new era Hi-Fi Concorde that even surpasses the wonders of the previous century. We put all of our modern technology, which has made overwhelming progress, and our own more sophisticated damper technology. We succeeded in redefining the "accurate" sound of the 21st century by incorporating If the signals picked up by the cartridge are accurate, the music will naturally appear as the player imagines it. What Concorde plays is only "Music". This philosophy has not changed even after 45 years since the original model was announced. *The Concorde Music series uses MM type cartridges, so the user can replace the Stylus (stylus tip unit) part attached to the body by themselves. In addition, this series has compatibility in the cartridge body, and the body parts of the Red, Blue, Bronze, Black, and Black LVB 250 models are all the same. [SPECIFICATION] ●Output voltage (1kHz, 5cm/sec.): 6mV ●Channel balance (1kHz): 1.5dB ●Channel separation (1kHz): 22dB ●Channel separation (15kHz): 15dB ●Frequency response (20Hz-20,000Hz): +3/-1dB ●Tracking ability (315Hz, proper stylus pressure): 80μm ●Horizontal compliance: 15μm/mN ●Stylus type: Elliptical ●Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18μm ●Cantilever material: Aluminum ●Proper stylus force: 1.8g ●Tracking angle: 20° ●Internal impedance: 1.27kΩ ●Internal inductance: 815mH ●Recommended load impedance: 47kΩ ●Recommended load capacitance: 150-300pF ●Own weight: 18g ●Compatible replacement needle: Stylus Concorde Music Red/Blue/Bronze/Black/Black LVB 250