Ortofon Concorde Music Black Premium Moving Magnet Cartridge

Ortofon Concorde Music Black Premium Moving Magnet Cartridge

Concorde Music Black
Experience transparent and articulate sound quality with the Concorde Music Black. The Concorde Music Black features a Nude Shibata stylus on Aluminum cantilever, offers an upgrade from the Concorde Music Bronze and can be upgraded with the Stylus Concorde Music Black LVB 250.

The Concorde Music series
Developed by music lovers, for music lovers, the Concorde Music cartridges blend premium performance with an iconic design. Concorde Music, not just a cartridge, but a dedication to the profound impact music has on our lives, turning every listening session into a captivating journey.

Installing a Concorde Music cartridge on a turntable is easy and straightforward, no tools required making it hassle free and convenient.

Iconic design
Building upon a rich legacy which began when we launched the original Concorde, the Concorde Music holds a storied history as one of the most famous cartridges in the world of audio.

Originally developed as a solution to the challenge of easy mounting on a tonearm without screws or wires, the Concorde's unique design earned the Danish Industrial Design Award and became an icon in
the audio industry.

Stylus
The Concorde Music Black, featuring a Nude Shibata stylus on an Aluminum cantilever, offers an upgrade from the Concorde Music Bronze.

The shape of the Shibata distinguish itself by having a narrow and long contact surface. The Shibata is very close to the original cutting stylus which ensures the most accurate reproduction, low distortion and extended frequency range.

Rubber suspension
A crucially important and vital part of a phono cartridge overall performance is the stylus rubber suspension.

Exclusive Ortofon rubber compounds are used for the stylus suspensions in the Concorde Music Blue, carefully produced at the inhouse rubber production, and developed by the research and engineering team at Ortofon for brilliant performance.

Coil system
The Concorde Music features Ortofon's quad-coil generating system with four split pole pins. Silver-plated oxygen-free copper is chosen for the quad-coil system, along with four Ortofon split pole pins.

This results in exceptional channel balance and separation, delivering precise and dynamic sound. With a 6 mV output, it offers lifelike sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity, capturing every detail.

Compatibility
Installing the Concorde Music cartridge on your turntable is easy and straightforward; no tools are required, making it hassle-free and convenient for all users. This is thanks to the bayonet connector, which makes it compatible with all S-shaped tonearms.

Upgradeability
The Concorde Music can be upgraded with all Concorde Music styli, enabling an upgrade path throughout the entire series up to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250.

Upgrading the stylus is a simple task; simply pull the stylus off and replace it with the new one. Remember to keep the stylus guard on when installing the new stylus to keep the needle safe.

Specs

Channel balance at 1 kHz
1 dB
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec
6mV
Channel seperation at 1 kHz
26 dB
Channel seperation at 15 kHz
18 dB
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz
+2 / 0 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force
80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral
15 µm/mN
Stylus type
Shibata diamond on Aluminium cantilever
Stylus tip radius
r/R 6/50 µm
Tracking force, recommended
1.8 g
Tracking angle
20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance
1.27 kΩ
Cartridge color
Black/Black
Cartridge weight
18 g
Recommended load resistance
47 kΩ
Internal inductance
815 mH
Recommended load capacitance
150-300 pF