Ortofon MC Contrapunct B

Short description

The Ortofon Kontrapunkt moving-coil cartridges (MC) were developed on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the death of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach (models Kontrapunkt b', a', c', h).

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Ortofon
• Model: Counterpoint b
• Years of manufacture: 2000 - ?
• Made in: Denmark
• Colour: steel grey, blue
• Weight: 10 g
• Original price: approx. 1.100,- €

Technical Data

• Principle: Moving Coil (MC)
• Frequency response: 20 - 50,000 Hz
• Channel separation: > 25 dB at 1 kHz
• Channel balance: 0 < 1,5 dB bei 1 kHz
• Übersprechdämpfung:
• Ausgangsspannung: >.47 mV
• Terminating resistor: 50 - 200 Ohm
• Internal resistance (DC): 5 Ohm
• Needle type: Fritz Gyger 80 (r/R: 5/80 µm), naked on ruby needle carrier
• Recommended contact force: 25 mN
• Needle compliance: 12 µm/mN
• Scanning ability at 315 Hz: 80 µm

Remarks

• Coil material: pure silver
• Needle carrier: Ruby
• Other models of the same series:
  • Kontrapunkt a
  • Counterpoint c
  • Kontrapunkt h

Pictures

• see link.

Links

• The Kontrapunkt b with picture on Ortofon website
• Kontrapunkt, catalog (English; PDF, 773 kB), retrieved May 6, 2020.</1,5>