Ortofon 2M Black

Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge

Ortofon 2M Black

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

Features

  • The 2M Black is graced with a Shibata diamond which slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the most high frequency groove information.
  • The cartridge body is manufactured from Hopelex, an environment-friendly material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances.
  • The 2M Black uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.

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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Derek
Just want to say thank you for the Christmas gift

Shipped really fast and I could work on my project. The item itself is solid. Sound quality is superb.

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Derek
Just want to say thank you for the Christmas gift

I want to have the 2m black before Christmas and even Amazon prime cannot guarantee it. Found audio advice and 2 day shipping is just like dream. THANK YOU audio advice for the timely shipping and great product.

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Mike J
Superior performance!

I recently got this cartridge while doing some upgrades to my sound system. I must say, the performance of the Ortofon 2M Black is incredible...far better than any cartridge I've used to date!

I will say it definitely benefits from some breaking in. It sounded terrific right out of the box, but as I approached 40 hours of play, improvements were striking. Like a lot of cartridges, the treble can be quite strong in the early going, but it definitely normalizes with play, and the clarity, open space and dimensionality in records get better as well.

I had a moment where my eyes literally shot open at about the 30 hour mark at what I was hearing. I actually started grabbing records I had just played a day or two earlier and spun them again, and the 2M Black was giving me the feeling that I'd never heard those records before! The definition and 'liveness' is the best I've ever heard...you'll be hearing those subtle details like never before!

I've read online that this cartridge really requires precise alignment; however, if you purchase a turntable from Audio Advice and opt for this cartridge, they'll take care of that for you. Mine arrived perfectly aligned and even at the proper tracking weight; no adjustments at all were needed by me.

It's not cheap, but for the price you're getting the quality you expect, as well as a nude shibata stylus that tracks your grooves with amazing precision and no dampening of sound. Best of all, this is one of the most 'neutral' sounding cartridges I've experienced. It delivers exactly what's in your records.

Very happy with this item!