The Ortofon 2M Red brings professional-grade audio performance to your turntable with its precision-engineered tipped Elliptical diamond and split pole pin design featuring copper wire construction. This cartridge produces an impressive 5.5 mV output through its improved engine, ensuring optimised sound reproduction with exceptional sonic accuracy that music enthusiasts demand.
Constructed from Hopelex material, the cartridge body maintains high rigidity whilst eliminating unwanted resonances that can compromise audio quality. Ortofon has carefully optimised the 2M Red's weight and dimensions to ensure seamless compatibility with most turntables available in today's market, making installation straightforward for both novice and experienced users.
The 2M Series offers outstanding versatility across various playback systems and works brilliantly with a wide range of phono preamps. As an all-purpose cartridge, the 2M Red produces an open, dynamic sound signature with a subtle warmth that enhances your vinyl listening sessions without overwhelming the original recording's character.
- Improved engine
- Tipped Elliptical diamond and split pole pins with a copper wire
- Manufactured from Hopelex, an environment-friendly material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances
- More dynamics and resolution
- Sounds more open and reproduces more details compared to the 2M Red model
- Frequency response - 20-20.000 Hz + 3 / - 1 dB
- Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 70 µm
- Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 20 µm/mN
- Stylus type - Elliptical
- Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/18 µm
- Tracking force range - 1.6-2.0 g (16-20 mN)
- Tracking force, recommended - 1.8 g (18 mN)
- Tracking angle - 20°



