Description

📌LAB POINTS

• entry level moving coil (MC) cartridge in Ortodon s Quintet series
• elliptical diamond stylus
• open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth
• high price-to-performance ratio
• body constructed from lightweight, impact-resistant ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) thermoplastic material
• low internal impedance for compatibility w a wide range of preamps + transformers

• The Quintet Red is a perfect introduction to the world of Ortofon moving coils. It features an Elliptical diamond which is cut and polished to Ortofon’s standards. This entry-level MC cartridge has very high price-to-performance ratio and is a perfect all-rounder for the newcomers to the world of Moving Coil cartridges. – Ortofon

  🔎TECH SPECS

  • Type: Moving Coil
  • Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm sec: 0.5 mV
  • Channel balance: < 1.5 dB
  • Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 21 dB
  • Channel separation at 15 kHz: > 14 dB
  • Frequency response 20-20.000 Hz: + -2.5 dB
  • Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force: 65 μm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 15 μm mN
  • Stylus type: Elliptical
  • Stylus tip radius: r R 8 18 μm
  • Tracking force range: 2.1-2.5 g (21-25 mN)
  • Tracking force recommended: 2.3 g (23 mN)
  • Tracking angle: 20º
  • Internal impedance, DC resistance: 7 Ohm
  • Recommended load impedance: >20 Ohm
  • Cartridge body material: ABS Aluminium
  • Coil wire material: Copper
  • Cartridge colour: Red
  • Cartridge weight: 9 g