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Ortofon Hi-Fi MC X40 Moving Coil Cartridge
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Ortofon Hi-Fi MC X40 Moving Coil Cartridge

$1,999.00

The MC X40 is one of Ortofon’s top-tier moving coil cartridge in the MC X series. It serves as a sophisticated evolution of older designs, featuring high-end materials typically reserved for much pricier models

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Description

Performance & Design

  • Body: Honeycomb-structured stainless-steel frame built via Metal Injection Molding.
  • Sound Quality: Delivers exceptional detail retrieval, speed, dynamic contrast, and deep, controlled bass with a refined, neutral tonal balance.
  • Compatibility: Features a lateral compliance of 15 µm/mN, making it an ideal match for most modern medium-to-low-mass tonearms.

Specifications

  • Channel balance at 1 kHz
    0.5 dB
  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec
    0.4 mV
  • Channel separation at 1 kHz
    26 dB
  • Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz
    +/-1 dB
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral
    15 μm/mN
  • Cantilever material
    Boron
  • Stylus type
    Nude Shibata
  • Stylus tip radius
    r/R 6/50 μm
  • Stylus suspensions
    Ortofon exclusive
  • Coil system
    High-purity silver Coil wire
  • Tracking force, recommended
    2.0 grams
  • Internal impedance, DC resistance
    6 Ω
  • Coil wire material
    High-purity silver
  • Cartridge body material
    MIM Stainless Steel & Honeycomb Core Structure
  • Cartridge colour
    Black
  • Cartridge weight
    8.6 grams
  • Recommended load resistance
    > 50 Ω