Ortofon 2M Blue

A moving magnet cartridge for stereo records, combining a nude elliptical diamond with an aluminium cantilever. The standard version uses half-inch mounting.

• Stylus: Nude elliptical diamond
• Cantilever: Aluminium
• Output at 1 kHz, 5 cm/s: 5.5 mV
• Recommended tracking force: 1.8 g
• Cartridge weight: 7.2 g
• Recommended load: 47 kΩ
• Load capacitance: 150–300 pF