2M Black - True to the groove

The 2M Black is the flagship of the series and it lives up to this with flying colours. The Shibata diamond gives it contact with the groove like nothing else. You can hear every little detail in the music from every part of the spectrum. Just the way the artist wanted you to. For those who want to sense the presence of the artist in the room when they listen to their records.

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 2M Black uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.

We have 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.

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.  -  5 mV

Channel balance at 1 kHz  -  1 dB

Channel separation at 1 kHz  -  26 dB

Channel separation at 15 kHz  -  15 dB

Frequency response  -  20-20.000 + 2 / - 0 dB

Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force  -  80 µm

Compliance, dynamic, lateral  -  22 µm/mN

Stylus type  -  Nude Shibata

Stylus tip radius  -  r/R 6/50 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

Internal inductance  -  630 mH

Recommended load resistance  -  47 kOhm

Recommended load capacitance  -  150-300 pF

Cartridge colour, body/stylus  -  Black/Black

Cartridge weight  -  7.2 g

Premounted cartridge weight - 16.7 g 

Stylus lifetime: with proper care we find that up to 1000 hours is possible without degradation of performance

2M Series styli interchangeability:

The 2M Series' engines, coils and magnets configurations are not identical: Red and Blue are identical, so are the Bronze and Black and so are the true mono variants 2M Mono and 2M 78. Likewise, 2M series styli are interchangeable within the below combinations: 

- 2M Red, 2M Blue and 2M Silver

- 2M Bronze, 2M Black and 2m Black LVB 250

- 2M Mono and 2M 78

The 2M Series is designed for precise and accurate retrieval of the information in the record groove

The 2M Series is developed in conjunction with the Danish Industrial designer Møller Jensen Design. Inspired by the facets of a diamond, whose contours gracefully trace the grooves on a record’s surface, the 2M’s handsome elegance establishes a great combination of form and functionality.

The name 2M was selected from among several ideas. We wanted a modern name that would be easy to pronounce and remember, and therefore an alphanumerical name was chosen. 2M means MM, which is the abbreviation for moving magnet.

Of course the 2M isn’t just another pretty face. It has been engineered to the highest standards and is congruent with Ortofon’s unrelenting commitment to providing the most precise and accurate reproduction possible without coloration. 

The 2M series of cartridges features Ortofon’s trademark split pole pins, an invention that enables moving magnet cartridges to have a flat frequency response, as with a moving coil cartridge. 

We have 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.

• 2M Red is an all-purpose cartridge that delivers open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth
  
• 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details
• 2M Bronze adds even more details and resolution but in a very evenhanded way that pays respect to all elements
• 2M Black is the best of everything, true to the groove with resolution and accurate insight into each recording