Ortofon 2M Bronze Cartridge

The Ortofon 2M Bronze is a premium Moving Magnet (MM) cartridge designed for listeners who want to hear the subtle nuances, layered soundstaging, and realistic instrument separation of their favorite recordings. Featuring a sophisticated Nude Fine Line diamond and an upgraded, silver-plated engine, the 2M Bronze delivers a transparent and fluid performance that brings a new dimension to your vinyl collection.

The 2M Bronze is defined by its clarity, transparency, and three-dimensional imaging. While the 2M Blue is punchy and energetic, the Bronze is more refined and sophisticated. It excels at reproducing vocal textures and orchestral layering, providing a fatigue-free listening experience that reveals the hidden depths of high-quality pressings.

KEY FEATURES

• Nude Fine Line Stylus: The Fine Line diamond profile is exceptionally slim and elongated. Its shape allows it to track even the highest frequency modulations with incredible accuracy, while its large vertical contact area ensures lower distortion and significantly reduced record wear.
• Upgraded Generator System: The 2M Bronze features an improved engine with silver-plated copper wiring. This high-conductivity signal path ensures a wide-open, transparent sound with a healthy 5 mV output.
• Split Pole Pin Technology: A signature Ortofon innovation that enables the 2M Bronze to achieve a flat, wide-range frequency response comparable to expensive Moving Coil models.
• Resonance-Free Body: The cartridge housing is constructed from Lexan DMX, a rigid, glass-reinforced material that eliminates unwanted vibrations, ensuring a clean and "black" background for your music.
• Seamless Upgrade Path: The 2M Bronze body is interchangeable with the 2M Black stylus, allowing you to easily upgrade to a Shibata diamond in the future without replacing the entire cartridge.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
  
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 5 mV
  
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 26 dB
  
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: 2 / - 0 dB
  
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz: 80 μm
  
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 22 µm/mN
  
• Cantilever material: Aluminium
  
• Stylus type: Nude Fine Line
  
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/40 µm
  
• Tracking force range: 1.4-1.7 g (14-17 mN)
  
• Tracking force, recommended: 1.5 g (15 mN)
  
• Tracking angle: 20°
  
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.2 kOhm
  
• Cartridge colour: Black/Bronze
  
• Cartridge weight: 7.2 g
  
• Premounted cartridge weight: 16.7 g
  
• Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
  
• Internal inductance: 630 mH
  
• Recommended load capacitance: 150-300 pF