Ortofon Cadenza Bronze Mc Cartridge : 6 results priced between £250.00 and £1,500.00

Both cartridges beautifully captured the rapid playing of Bouzoukia on Cat Steven’s ‘Rubylove’, throwing an illuminating light on the instruments that lifted them into the room. The ease yet resolute ability of both cartridges to do this was in keeping with their general level of quality that sits close to the top when it comes to pickup cartridges, I feel. I worked through old originals from the 1960s onwards, right up to new recordings and pressings and with all, both cartridges were simply a great...

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The Bronze model is using a Replicant 100 stylus and a conical aluminium cantilever. The coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is gold plated 6NX copper wire. A Field Stabilizing Element, FSE, is used for optimal linearity especially during complex crescendo passages. Cadenza Bronze is a true high-end reference cartridge, conveying music with supreme precision, impact and dynamics. Its stereo imaging capabilities illuminate the farthest corners of the soundstage in all three dimensions...

'They are also supremely even and svelte:the sound stage stretches wide, instruments and singers have vivid life...The Blue was challengingly fast and deeply detailed...The initial impact is hair trigger-fast and the decay of the drum kept dry and controlled...torrent of fine detail...with a sweetness of tone of that only good analogue can manage, I was impressed as ever by this cartridge...The Blue...had striking insight and a vividly fast and detailed delivery...the Bronze offers a richer and even...

At Ortofon we constantly look for new technology to be used in our products and push the performance of existing technology. Thus we assure the highest level of performance and quality. The Kontrapunkt models and MC Jubilee became market standards and are among our most popular cartridges.

Like the Ortofon Rondo and Ortofon Cadenza ranges, the Ortofon 2M range is based around an entry level red model, followed by a blue, bronze and flagship black model. The 2M Red and 2M Blue are accomplished value cartridges, but the 2M Bronze ups the ante even more and offers a deeper sound that gets more from your vinyl. A very close sound to the 2M Black at a lower price, the 2M Bronze is an excellent higher model moving magnet choice.