Ortofon Vinyl Master Blue
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Ortofon
- Model: Vinyl Master Blue
- Years of manufacture: 2003 onwards
- Made in: Denmark
- Colour: black with blue inscription "VM".
- Weight: 5 g
- Original price approx.: 170,- € (2009)
Technical Data
- Principle: Moving Magnet (MM)
- Frequency response: 20 - 25,000 Hz
- Channel separation: > 25 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: 80 µm
- Inductance: 550 mH
- Needle type: Fine Line (r/R: 8/40 µm), naked 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 530 MK II
Other models in the same series:
Pictures
Reports
- Stereoplay issue 2/2004
- Sound: top class, 40 points
- Overall rating: good, 61 points
- Price/Performance: very good
- "The Blue stands for a great variety of details. Even after the necessary tonearm height adjustment compared to the Red and White, it sounded a bit too airy, making voices seem discreetly disembodied, but it impressed with very good fine resolution and stable localisation. Thus, it is recommended for dark-sounding chains that need a breath of fresh air."