2M Red Plug and Play Premounted Cartridge

With the 2M Red Premounted, you will hear the music come to life on its own terms. It is like taking a step into music itself. This is our entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entry.

The SH-4 headshell is meticulously crafted for seamless integration with S-shaped tonearms featuring a universal mount. Crafted from high-quality anodized aluminum, this headshell combines lightweight design with exceptional strength. The gold-plated terminal pins ensure superior connectivity and optimal signal transmission, enhancing your overall audio experience.

Designed with ergonomics in mind, the SH-4 headshell boasts a long finger lift, making it effortlessly easy to handle and pick up. Each package comes complete with essential accessories, including screws, nuts, washers, and lead wires, providing you with everything you need for installation and setup.

2M Headshell features:

• Universal mount fitting a wide range of tonearms. NB: on Technics models please use the auxiliary weight which is vital in this case.
• For curved S shaped tonearms only! Not for Japanese type straight arms.
• Length 51.5mm. Headshell with a 2M cartridge pre-mounted provides correct Baerwald alignment with Ortofon TA-110/210, likewise with the major part of tonearms with universal mount
• Weight without cartridge or screws is 9.2 g (9.4 incl. screws - not cartridge)
• Exclusive plug-and-play solution

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from http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue39/ortofon2m.htm :
"The 2M series w/ SH-4 Headshell is available in four different iterations, which are divided into two tiers. The 2M Red ($159) and Blue ($229) share the same plastic cartridge body and engine, but where the Red uses a standard elliptical stylus, the Blue employs a polished, nude elliptical diamond. The second tier is comprised of the Bronze ($499) and Black ($779), which share an advanced Noryl/glass composite body and a more sophisticated engine. The Bronze sports a nude fine-line diamond, while the Black has a top-of-the-line Shibata profile. Both the Bronze and Black also use silver-plated wire internally instead of copper. Styli are interchangeable within both tiers, so the buyer of a Red can cost-effectively upgrade to Blue for only the price of the stylus unit. Ditto with the Bronze and Black."

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From Ortofon:

The 2M Red features Ortofon’s very own invention: the split pole pins with a copper wire that gives you a sound reproduction so precise only your heart dares skip a beat.

The engine provides an increased output of 5.5 mV and an optimized sound reproduction and a high level of sonic accuracy. With the 2M Red, you will hear the music come to life on its own terms. It is like taking a step into the music itself. This is our entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entry.

The 2M series is built on our philosophy of accuracy in sound. All our experience, know-how, technology, and innovation has gone into making it the series that lets you hear the music the way the artist intended. In every piece of every cartridge, we strive for perfection, and when the technology can’t deliver the quality we want - we invent something that can. To ensure the highest of quality in our product we keep everything close. All our cartridges are designed and crafted right here in Denmark.

The 2M Series is developed in conjunction with the Danish Industrial designer Møller Jensen Design. Inspired by the facets of a diamond, whose contours gracefully trace the grooves on a record’s surface, the 2M’s handsome elegance establishes a great combination of form and functionality.

Technical data 2M Red / 2M Red Verso
Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.	5.5 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz	1,5 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz	22 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz	15 dB
Frequency range at - 3dB	20-22.000 Hz
Frequency response	20-20.000 Hz + 3 / - 1 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force	70 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral	20 µm/mN
Stylus type	Elliptical
Stylus tip radius	r/R 8/18 µm
Tracking force range	1.6-2.0g (16-20 mN)
Tracking force, recommended	1.8 g (18 mN)
Tracking angle	20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance	1.3 kOhm
Internal inductance	700 mH
Recommended load resistance	47 kOhm
Recommended load capacitance	150-300 pF
Cartridge colour, body/stylus	Black/Red
Cartridge weight	7.2 g
Replacement stylus unit	2M Red (interchangeable with 2M Blue)
Stylus protection guard	2M Red