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:

• Vinyl Master White
• Vinyl Master Red
• Vinyl Master Blue
• Vinyl Master Silver

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."

Links

• Ortofon Series 500 Moving magnet cartridges</1.5>