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Ortofon Hi-Fi MC X50 Moving Coil Cartridge

$3,249.00

The Ortofon MC X50 is the flagship model in Ortofon’s MC X Series of premium moving coil cartridges.

It is designed for vinyl listeners who want a serious cartridge upgrade with high tracking accuracy, low distortion, and strong groove detail retrieval.

Description

With the MC X50, the MC X Series reaches its most advanced implementation. Building on the established platform, the MC X50 introduces a refined combination of stylus and cantilever, designed to achieve a higher level of control and consistency in groove tracing.

At the core is a nude Micro Ridge diamond, engineered for precise contact with the groove and accurate tracing of fine modulations, particularly at high frequencies and across inner grooves. This is paired with a boron cantilever, providing high stiffness with low moving mass for fast and controlled response to signal variations.

A rubber suspension, designed and produced in-house by Ortofon using a newly developed compound specific to the MC X50, plays a central role in its performance, working in balance with the Micro Ridge stylus and boron cantilever to ensure stable tracking and consistent groove contact.

 

Specifications

  • Channel balance at 1 kHz
    0.5 dB
  • Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec
    0.4 mV
  • Channel separation at 1 kHz
    28 dB
  • Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz
    +/-1 dB
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral
    14 μm/mN
  • Cantilever material
    Boron
  • Stylus type
    Nude Micro Ridge
  • Stylus tip radius
    r/R 2.5/75 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