Ortofon Vinyl Master White
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Ortofon
- Model: Vinyl Master White
- Years of manufacture: 2003 onwards
- Made in: Denmark
- Colour: black with white inscription "VM".
- Weight: 5 g
- Original price approx.: 70,- € (05/2009)
Technical Data
- Principle: Moving Magnet (MM)
- Frequency response: 20 - 23,000 Hz
- Channel separation: > 23 dB at 1 kHz
- Channel balance: < 1.5 dB bei 1 kHz
- Übersprechdämpfung:
- Ausgangsspannung: >3 mV
- Terminating resistor: 47 kOhm at 100-400 pF
- Scanning capability at 315 Hz: 70 µm
- Inductance: 550 mH
- Needle type: elliptical (r/R: 8/18 µm), mounted on aluminium needle carrier
- Recommended contact force: 15 mN
- Needle compliance: 25 µm/mN
Special features
- Foldable needle guard
Remarks
Identical in construction with Ortofon 510 MK II
Other models in the same series:
Pictures
Reports
- Stereoplay issue 2/2004
- Sound: upper middle class, 38 points
- Overall rating: satisfactory-good, 57 points
Price/Performance: very good
- "The Vinyl Master White is easily forgiven for not being one of the particularly fine resolution pick-ups. Because blessed with punchy and warm timbres it never tended to undue harshness. As such, it's perfect for inexpensive turntables that often tend toward overly lean playback."