Ortofon MC Quintet Blue Cartridge

The Ortofon MC Quintet Blue is a superior Moving Coil (MC) cartridge designed for the listener who seeks more precision, deeper bass, and a wider soundstage. By utilizing a Nude Elliptical diamond and a highly efficient generator system, the Quintet Blue extracts significantly more information from the record grooves than entry-level models, delivering a sound that is both energetic and refined.

The MC Quintet Blue is defined by its dynamic "snap" and rhythmic drive. It offers a more detailed and spacious sound than the Quintet Red, with a tighter, more controlled low-end. It is a fantastic all-rounder that excels at bringing out the energy in Rock, Jazz, and Blues, while remaining delicate enough for intricate Classical recordings.

KEY FEATURES

• Nude Elliptical Stylus: The Quintet Blue features a solid, Nude diamond tip. Because it has less mass than a bonded diamond, it tracks the high-frequency modulations with much greater accuracy, resulting in crystal-clear highs and significantly lower distortion.
• Pure 4-Nines Copper Coils: The internal coils are wound from 99.99% pure copper. This ensures a highly conductive path that preserves the integrity of the delicate audio signal, providing a natural and punchy sound.
• Exceptional Tracking Ability: With a tracking ability of 70 µm, the Quintet Blue stays securely in the groove even during complex, high-energy musical passages, ensuring a stable and distortion-free performance.
• Low-Resonance ABS Body: Like the rest of the Quintet family, the Blue uses a specialized, rigid thermoplastic body. This material effectively dampens internal vibrations, providing a clean, "black" background for your music to emerge from.
• Optimized Output: With a 0.5 mV output, the Quintet Blue is highly compatible with a wide range of MC phono preamps and step-up transformers, making it a versatile choice for many high-fidelity systems.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1.5 dB
  
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 0.5 mV
  
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 21 dB
  
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +/-2.5 dB
  
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz: 70 μm
  
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 15 µm/mN
  
• Stylus type: Nude Elliptical
  
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 μm
  
• Tracking force range: 2.1-2.5 g
  
• Tracking force, recommended: 2.3 g
  
• Tracking angle: 20°
  
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 7 ohm
  
• Recommended load resistance: > 20 Ω
  
• Coil wire material: Pure 4-nines silver
  
• Cartridge body material: PC
  
• Cartridge colour: Blue
  
• Cartridge weight: 9 g