Ortofon Valencia

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Ortofon
• Model: Valencia
• Years of manufacture: from about 2004 - ?, as 'Classic' still 2016
• Manufactured in:
• Color: black (sides) and middle of the front blue.
• Weight: 10.7 g; variant Classic 10.5 g
• New price approx.: 950 € (Valencia Classic, Jan. 2017)

Technical data

• Principle: MC
• Frequency range 20 - 40,000 Hz; 20 - 30,000 Hz (Classic variant).
• Frequency response:
• Channel separation:
• Channel balance:
• Crosstalk attenuation:
• Output voltage (at 1000 Hz, 5 cm/sec): 0.45 mV; 0.50 mV (Classic variant).
• Terminating resistor:
• Inductance:
• Needle type: Fine line, bare
• Recommended contact force: 25 mN; Classic 20 mN
• Needle compliance: 12 µm/mN; Classic 16 µm/mN

Special Features

• Aluminum housing (there is info on the web that for the original also stainless steel, - as currently used for the Cadenza models of the same design, - was used);
• Coil windings made of pure silver wire (as currently used in the Cadenza series).

Notes

Other V-series models:

• Venice
• Vero II
• Vienna
• Vigor
• Virgo
• Virtus, Virtus II
• Vitesse

Reviews

• About the original model:
  • listening experience no. 64, cf. link;
  • lp 12/2004;
  • Stereo 12/2004: Sound level: 83%;
  • Stereoplay 04/2006: Top class, - the Vienna was classified in the "Absolute top class" at that time.

Links

• Hörerlebnis Nr. 64, excerpt via supplier website Audio Trade.