Ortofon MC Quintet Bronze Cartridge

The Ortofon MC Quintet Bronze is a precision-tuned Moving Coil (MC) cartridge designed for the serious listener who demands a three-dimensional soundstage and effortless detail. By utilizing the legendary Nude Fine Line stylus, the Bronze delivers a sophisticated, "hi-fi" presentation that excels at revealing the complex textures of acoustic instruments and vocal performances.

The MC Quintet Bronze is defined by its refinement and depth. It is less "aggressive" than the Blue, offering instead a silky-smooth high-end and a rich, layered midrange. It is the perfect choice for Classical, Jazz, and high-quality vocal recordings where subtle nuances and spatial imaging are the priority.

KEY FEATURES

• Nude Fine Line Stylus: The Fine Line diamond profile is exceptionally slim and elongated. This allows it to track the highest frequency modulations with incredible accuracy while distributing pressure over a larger surface area to minimize record wear.
• Superior Harmonic Detail: Because the Fine Line stylus reaches deeper into the groove, the Quintet Bronze captures harmonic overtones and "air" that other cartridges miss, providing a sense of realism and presence.
• Pure 4-Nines Copper Coils: Internal wiring made of 99.99% oxygen-free copper ensures a transparent signal path with excellent conductivity, maintaining the warmth and body of the analog signal.
• Low-Resonance ABS Body: The rigid, specialized thermoplastic housing eliminates unwanted colorations and micro-vibrations, ensuring that you hear the music, not the cartridge.
• Excellent Tracking Ability: With an increased tracking ability of 80 µm, the Quintet Bronze remains perfectly composed during massive orchestral crescendos or demanding dynamic shifts.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1.2 dB
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 0.3 mV
  
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 23 dB
  
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +/-1.5 dB
  
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz: 80 μm
  
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 15 µm/mN
  
• Stylus type: Nude Fine Line
  
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/40 μm
  
• Tracking force range: 2.1-2.5 g
  
• Tracking force, recommended: 2.3 g
  
• Tracking angle: 20°
  
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 5 ohm
  
• Recommended load resistance: > 20 Ω
  
• Coil wire material: Pure 4-nines copper
  
• Cartridge body material: PC
  
• Cartridge colour: Bronze
  
• Cartridge weight: 9 g