Ortofon MC No. 2

Data[edit]

General

  • Manufacturer: Ortofon
  • Model: No. 2
  • Years of manufacture:
  • Made in: Denmark
  • Color: black
  • Weight: 7 g
  • Original price: approx. 300,- DM


Technical Data

  • Principle: Moving Coil (MC)
  • Frequency response: 20 - 25,000 Hz
  • Channel separation: > 25 dB at 1 kHz
  • Channel balance: 0 < 1 dB bei 1 kHz
  • Übersprechdämpfung:
  • Ausgangsspannung: >.35 mV
  • Terminating resistor: > 20 Ohm
  • Internal resistance (DC): 7 Ohm
  • Needle type: Fine Line (r/R: 8/40 µm), naked on aluminium needle carrier
  • Recommended contact force: 22 mN
  • Needle compliance: 15 µm/mN
  • Scanning capability at 315 Hz: 80 µm

Remarks[edit]

Pictures[edit]

Ortofon MC Nr. 2.jpg

Reports[edit]

  • Stereoplay issue 10/1998
"... visually, Ortofon's No. 2 is rather inconspicuous: an unadorned black plastic housing houses an MC generator as well as an aluminum needle carrier that carries an expensive Super Fine Line needle. In terms of sound, the No. 2 was all the more striking - and exclusively positive: it sounded wonderfully airy, clear and rich in detail, yet completely unobtrusive and, above all, very clean and tonally balanced. A superior all-round pickup."

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