Ortofon 2M Red

Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge

Ortofon 2M Red

Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge
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Overview

The High Notes

World Class Moving Magnet Cartridges

With over 100 years of experience, Ortofon makes some of the best value cartridges on the planet. It's easy to see why the 2M Red and 2M Blue are the choice of so many turntable manufacturers

Split Pole Technology

This patented technology gives you flatter frequency response and much great extension on the frequency extremes while maintaining accurate phase between the channels

Universal Mounting

Whether you need a standard mount, P-Mount, or a vintage under-mount, all of the 2M models are available in any configuration to fit your turntable

The Ortofon 2M Red is an all-purpose cartridge that delivers open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth.

Features:

  • an improved engine, which provides an increased output of 5.5 mV and optimized sound reproduction and a high level of sonic accuracy.
  • a tipped Elliptical diamond and split pole pins with copper wire.
  • the cartridge body is manufactured from Hopelex, an environment-friendly material that ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances.

Ortofon has optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, and the weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the market today. The 2M Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.


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The White Mongoose
Neat, but Heavy

I was super excited to get this cartridge. My older Empire LTD250 was no longer cutting it, and due to long shipping times it was taking ages for replacements to show up. Audio Advice got this Ortofon to me in two days, but to my chagrin the headshell and cartidge were far too heavy for my turntable. My turntable is a Technics SL-1300. The weight would simply come off the back before I could get the the ortofon balanced.

I am sure the Ortofon 2M Red is amazing, but it was simply too heavy for my turntable. Overall, I blame the headshell.

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Kick
ortofon 2m blue cartridge with headshell

There was a small hiccup with my purchase of the red 2m cartridge and headshell where as the system showed one in stock but, actually the last one in stock was sold earlier that day and shipped. Instead of having me to wait a week before new ones arrive I was offered an upgrade to the 2m blue cartridge and headshell at a unbelievable great deal that couldn't be passed up, and because I would have had to wait for the new 2m red to arrive longer than the two day shipping making it even longer these guys overnighted the 2m blue cartridge and headshell plus, an addition 50 anti static sleeves, stylus brush and a cleaning brush for the LP's was in the package I received. This generosity was way beyond you would expect for an minor error but, the fact that this happened they wanted to make it right and I am a very happy customer. Audio Advice is a top notch professional organization with great customer service, I will definitely purchase again from these guys.