Ortofon 2M Blue Pre-mounted Moving Magnet Cartridge

Ortofon 2M Blue Pre-mounted Moving Magnet Cartridge

The goal of any cartridge should be to reproduce sound as closely to the artist’s vision as possible, and the 2M Blue takes you further on this journey toward authenticity. The 2M Blue is mounted on our classic SH-4 headshell, making the setup process easy.

Moving magnet cartridge with removable stylus

Supplied pre-installed on a headshell for easy installation

Utilises Ortofon’s split-pole pin technology to reduce the eddy current and to get a flat frequency response, like with an MC cartridge

Anti-resonant Hopelex body

Nude Elliptical diamond stylus profile

Can be upgraded with other styli from the Ortofon 2M range

Accuracy level

The goal for any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artist’s vision as possible, and the 2M Blue takes you further on this journey of authenticity. With the 2M Blue, you get serious about listening to vinyl.

Stylus
The Nude diamond is cut in an Elliptical shape, and when it hits the groove, it is like travelling through both space and time to the very moment the music was recorded.

Compatibility
Created to facilitate simple installation of the cartridge and to ensure compatibility with the dimensions and weights of today’s most popular turntables, the 2M Series offers four distinct product versions:

The 2M is for most common turntables on the market, the 2M Premounted for customers who wish direct and easy mounting and replacement on their S-shaped tonearm, the 2M Verso for bottom mount headshells, and the 2MR, which is designed with cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega, matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges.

Features
The 2M Blue features Ortofon’s very own invention and trademark: split pole pins. An invention that enables moving magnet cartridges to have a flat frequency response as with a moving coil cartridge.

In this video, you will learn about four cartridge technologies, including the split pole pin technology. Leif Johannsen, Ortofon’s Chief Officer of Acoustics and Research, explains how the technology works by reducing the loss of energy and hereby the loss of the musical signal.

Output
The engine provides an increased output of 5.5 mV optimized sound reproduction and a high level of sonic accuracy. The 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open, and reproduces more details compared to the 2M Red model.

Key Features:

Improved engine, which provides an output of 5.5mV | Optimised sound reproduction and high level of sonic accuracy | Nude Elliptical diamond | Split pole pins with a copper wire | All-purpose cartridge that delivers open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth | Supplied with 2 different sets of screws (M2.5 x 5 & M2.5 x 7) | Stylus brush included | Also available with integrated headshell or verso version.

2M Verso
The 2M series of cartridges are now also available in a special version, suited for bottom-mount tonearms. The 2M Verso are available to special order in the UK. If you’d like to order one, please call our Showroom on 01522 708796 to find out more.

Please read about stylus care on Ortofon’s FAQ Page.

About Ortofon

Ortofon started its journey when two Danish Engineers, Arnold Poulsen and Alex Peterson, founded an Electro Phono Film company along with the financial help of several businessmen on the 9th of October 1918. The aim and vision of Ortofon was to approach the possibility of high-end recording and to invent one of the best yet, first synchronised, sound film systems worldwide.