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Ortofon Cadenza Red MC Moving Coil Cartridge

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Ortofon Cadenza Red MC Moving Coil Cartridge

£1,099.00

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When you look at the fierce battles that are waged in the $1200 cartridge weight class, the Cadenza Red is right there at the front of the pack, and worth every dollar of its selling price.- ToneAudio

Audio Award from German HiFi magazine Stereoplay
The MC Cadenza Red has been voted Cartridge of the year 2017 by the readers of Stereoplay.

"... in the case of the Ortofon Cadenza Red, I can tell you without a doubt that you are getting what you pay for, of that I am 100% certain. My first impression of the Cadenza Red is this cartridge has an astonishingly natural portrayal of the midrange, and this sole characteristic would make it worth owning..Positive Feedback

Lively sounding cartridge scores on all points - Sound 5/5 Tech Radar

The Cadenza Red model is using a Nude Fine Line stylus with a cylindrical aluminium cantilever. The stylus tip radius is r/R 8/40 µm.

The coils are made from 6NX (99.9999 %) pure silver wire. An improved winding process on the armature allows a better channel balance.

The sound picture of Cadenza Red is more relaxed, homogeneous and moderately dynamic in the perspective compared to the Cadenza Blue and have great space and depth in the stereo image.

Cadenza Red demonstrates in other areas, including bass, midrange and detail.In fact, over the long term, what most impressed us with this cartridge turned out to be the midrange, which is effortlessly informative in the sort of way that makes one want to listen more, and more carefully, than usual. It has a very neutral character and impeccable manners, never drawing attention to itself overtly, but the detail it presents is always clear, consistent and beautifully ordered. As a result, the Cadenza Red can make the most of the widest variety of music, from small-scale classical and folk to huge rock or opera spectaculars, with thunderous – but always well controlled – bass and some very gratifying treble clarity too, brightness notwithstanding. Setup doesn't seem to be terribly critical, though it still pays some dividends with a slightly sharper focus both tonally and spatially when the arm height has been adjusted. We also found the cartridge a little fussy about arms and while it was happy enough in the SME309, To us, it sounded clearer when used with a high-gain phono amp than with any of our transformers, but there's not much in it. Tech Radar

The Ortofon Cadenza Red is a gorgeous sounding cartridge, built to a level of sophistication and quality unique at this price. The Cadenza Red offers an engaging sense of timing, great rhythmic drive and excellent dynamic range. Built for long listening sessions, the Cadenza Red entices with its rich, warm tonal balance, enticingly deep soundstage and superb imaging.

Technical data
Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm/sec	0,45 mV
Channel balance	< 1,5 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz	> 23 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz	> 15 dB
Frequency range at -3 dB	20 Hz - 50 kHz
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz	+3/-1
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force *)	80 μm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral	12 μm/mN
Stylus type	Nude Fine Line on Alu cantilever
Stylus tip radius	r/R 8/40
Tracking force range	2,2-2,7 g (22-27 mN)
Tracking force recommended	2,5 g (25 mN)
Tracking angle	20º
Internal impedance, DC resistance	5 Ohm
Recommended load impedance	50-500 Ohm
Cartridge body material	Stainless steel Aluminium
Cartridge colour	Red/Black
Cartridge weight	10,7 g

Quote Cadenza Red High Fidelity

Ortofon is the world’s oldest and most experienced manufacturer of hi-fi pick-up cartridges. From humble beginnings in 1918, Ortofon is now a prolific winner of various international awards, and consistently well reviewed by the international press with every new product. Their core principles of responsibly sourced high-end materials, meticulous design and production processes, pristine working conditions and superlative attention to detail are evident in every single product they make.

From the introductory moving magnet OM and 2M models, through the Vivo, Rondo and Cadenza Moving Coil series, all the way up to the high-end MC Windfeld, Xpression and brand new MC Anna cartridges, Ortofon are devoted to offering true ‘accuracy in sound’. They also commit to supporting long-time customers by continuing to run replacement styli many years after an original cartridge has been discontinued, and for Moving Coil customers they also run an attractive Exchange Program .

Nothing demonstrates Ortofon's long-standing resilience more than its commitment to the refinement of analogue sound quality and its continued development of new cartridge models. Since 1948 Ortofon have introduced about 100 different moving coil models, with their latest being the Quintet Series.

Ortofon believe the cartridges in this new series are more than worthy successors to the long line of models that have made Ortofon the global leader in the manufacturing and supplying of phono cartridges.

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Ortofon Cadenza Red MC Moving Coil Cartridge

Free £ 100 Records of your choice

When you look at the fierce battles that are waged in the $1200 cartridge weight class, the Cadenza Red is right there at the front of the pack, and worth every dollar of its selling price.- ToneAudio

The sound picture of Cadenza Red is more relaxed, homogeneous and moderately dynamic in the perspective compared to the Cadenza Blue and have great space and depth in the stereo image.