Ortofon OM 5 E

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Ortofon
• Model: OM 5 E
• Years of manufacture: 1980s already, 2016 still in the Ortofon range.
• Made in: Denmark
• Color: black
• Weight: 2.5 g (5 g with additional weight)
• New price approx.: 60 € (2017)

Technical Data

• Principle: Moving Magnet
• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz +/-2 dB, up to 25,000 Hz -3 dB
• Channel separation: 22 dB
• Channel balance: 2 dB
• Crosstalk attenuation:
• Output voltage: 4 mV
• Terminating resistor: 47 kOhm
• Inductance: 750 mOhm
• Needle type: Elliptical
• Recommended contact force: 17.5 mN
• Needle compliance: static vertical 25µm/mN, dynamic horizontal 20µm/mN

Special features

• by needle exchange it is possible to upgrade to an OM 10/20/30/40.

Remarks

Other models in the same series:

• OM 3 E
• OM 10
• OM 20
• OM 30
• OM 40
• OM Nightclub E/OM Nightclub E Mk II (DJ version)