Features
| Warranty length | 2 Years |
|---|---|
| Brand | Ortofon |
Tech Specs
Output voltage @1kHz 5cm/sec: 500 uV
Channel balance: < 1.2 dB
Channel separation @1kHz: > 23 dB
Channel separation @15kHz: > 15 dB
Freq range at -3dB: 20Hz - 50kHz
Freq response @20Hz - 20kHz: + 2/0
Tracking ability (recm force): 980 um
Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 12 um/mN
Stylus: Nude FG 70 ruby cantilever
Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/70
Track force range: 2, 2-2, 7g (22 - 27mN)
Tracking recommended: 2.5g (25 mN)
Tracking Angle: 20º
Internal Impedance/DC resistance: 5 Ohm
Recommended load impedance: 50 - 200 Ohm
Material: Stainless steel aluminium
Cartridge Colour: Blue/Black
Cartridge Weight: 10.7g
Product Description
Ortofon Cadenza Blue (save upto 20% when you trade in your old Ortofon cartridge) is a replacement for the Kontrapunkt B, with a nude FG70 stylus, ruby cantilever and improved winding process that offers better channel balance and dynamics over the Cadenza Red. With a wide, open soundstage, a high level of detail, it's a musical and enjoyable cartridge to listen to.
As an alternative to the Cadenza Red and as an entry point into high end phono cartridges, the Cadenza Blue offers the best of Ortofon's moving coil designs, allowing you to enjoy more of the magic stored in the grooves of your records.
We also sell the higher model Ortofon Cadenza Bronze and Ortofon Cadenza Black cartridges.
Exchange Pricing
Price shown is RRP. We can lower this price by upto 20% when you send your old Ortofon model in on exchange. This means you must send us an equivalent Ortofon cartridge in exchange for this brand new one before we ship your order. The age and/or condition of the cartridge does not matter. Equivalent models we can accept include the following. You can call or e-mail us with the model of your old cartridge and we can confirm how much we can lower the price by on the Cadenza Blue for the exchange.
| HMC 10 (Quartz) | X1-MCP | MC 30 Supreme | MC 15 Super MK II | MC 5000 |
| HMC 20 (Quattro) | X5-MC | MC 25 E | MC 20 Super MK II | MC 7500 |
| HMC 30 (Quasar) | MC 20 MKII | MC 25 FL | MC 30 Super MK II | MC A90 |
| MC 1 Turbo | MC 10 Supreme | MC 70 | MC 2000 MK II | MC Winfeld |
| MC 3 Turbo | MC 20 Supreme | MC 10 Super MK II | MC 3000 MK II | MC Xpression |
| MC Cadenza Red | MC Jubilee | MC Rohmann | MC Vivo Blue | Rondo Blue |
| MC Cadenza Blue | MC Kontrapunkt A | MC Tango | MC X 5 | Rondo Bronze |
| MC Cadenza Bronze | MC Kontrapunkt H | MC Samba | MCP X 1 (T4P) | MC Valencia |
| MC Cadenza Black | MC Kontrapunkt B | MC Salsa | Mono CA 25 DI | MC Venice |
| MC Cadenza Mono | MC Kontrapunkt C | MC Vivo Red | Rondo Red | MC Vienna |
Press Reviews
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"Musical, out of the box sound, allied to real finesse, makes this a great do-it-all high end moving coil." (Hi-Fi World Magazine World Standards)
