Moving Coil Phono Cartridge ORTOFON MC Diamond
Regular price
€8.999,00
VAT included in price for European Union countries and may be adjusted based on delivery country at check-out.
Average shipping time : 4 to 5 weeks. Shipping is free within European Union (except for specific territories) above 99€ purchase up to 50kg. Shipping costs on quote above 50kg – quote request to be send to : contact@audiosoundmusic.com. There is no return policy for countries outside of the European Union.
The MC Diamond delivers the state-of-the-art technology, unmatched performance, and unparalleled accuracy you expect from our greatest phonograph cartridge ever made.
The MC Diamond provides an entirely new level of experience for audiophiles.
Accuracy level
Featuring a titanium body, optimized magnet system, diamond cantilever, and a new rubber suspension, the MC Diamond provides an entirely new level of experience for audiophiles.
“This is recorded music like you’ve never heard it before. The most authentic vinyl experience in the world,” - Leif Johannsen, Ortofon’s Chief Officer of Acoustics and Research.
Stylus
The MC Diamond makes use of the Ortofon Replicant 100 diamond. This Line Contact type stylus distinguishes itself by having a narrow and long contact surface, which is as close as possible to the original cutting stylus. This ensures the most accurate reproduction, lowest distortion, and extended frequency range.
Rubber suspension
For the new MC Diamond cartridge, the Ortofon Wide Range Damping System (WRD) has been re-engineered to include an enhanced rubber suspension, specially developed in-house to ensure exceptional tracking, and virtually eliminates distortions and resonance. This feature allows for optimal interaction between compliance and damping, improved stability and playback, and unparalleled sound quality. Created using a new rubber compound that utilizes Multi Wall Carbon Nanotube technology (MWCNT), this new rubber suspension provides improved damping and enhances the overall performance of the MC Diamond Cartridge.
Cantilever
The MC Diamond uses a solid Diamond Cantilever that, in combination with the Ortofon Replicant 100 diamond, offers extreme transparency, speed, and responsiveness beyond any other combination. A solid Diamond cantilever provides the best possible interface between the stylus and armature, owing to its hardness and crystal structure. The improvements found in the use of a Diamond cantilever have redefined the boundaries of analog reproduction, presenting greater inner detail, subtlety, and depth like never before.
Magnet system and cartridge body
The MC Diamond’s magnet system combines choice materials, optimized geometry, and unrivaled consistency that deliver unmatched performance. Together with the non-magnetic armature, the result is vivid, highly-accurate audio reproductions defined by nearly boundless dimensionality.
The cartridge body of the MC Diamond is made of titanium using our custom Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technique. This technique allows for precise control of the density of the body, which provides extremely high internal damping, and results in a significant reduction in vibrations and enhanced sound quality.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Channel balance at 1 kHz : 0.5 dB
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec : 0.2 mV
Channel seperation at 1 kHz : 25 dB
Channel seperation at 15 kHz : 20 dB
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz : +/- 2 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force : 80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral : 11 µm/mN
Stylus type : Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Diamond Cantilever
Stylus tip radius : r/R 5/100 µm
Tracking force range : 2.5-2.8 g (25-28 mN)
Tracking force, recommended : 2.6 g (26 mN)
Tracking angle : 23°
Internal impedance, DC resistance : 6 Ohm
Recommended load impedance : > 10 Ohm
Coil wire material : Ultra pure oxygen free copper
Cartridge body material : SLM Titanium
Cartridge colour : Silver/Black
Cartridge weight : 17.5 g
REVIEW
by HiFi Statement January 2023 (Dirk Sommer)
“...be prepared for never-before-heard details, a huge space, powerful timbres, gripping rhythmic accents, a well-defined, melodic bass, and, above all, a homogeneity in which the aforementioned individual aspects are to be discovered. A dream for experienced analog connoisseurs! “
HiFi news January 2023 www.hifinews.com (Adam Smith)
“... I don't think I've heard another pick-up so effortlessly gifted across the board.
... if you really want to hear what's in your precious vinyl grooves, you should make sure you audition the MC Diamond. ... the MC Diamond has the gift of generating a wide but incredibly focused soundstage that sets up a huge 3D sonic picture. To call this performance 'immersive' would be something of an understatement. ... And the bass? Oh my goodness, the bass. The sheer power and weight that this pick-up offers up had me grinning from ear to ear.
... the MC Diamond lays just about the best sonic foundation I have encountered. ... With the MC Diamond, Ortofon has advanced the cartridge game once more. ... this Diamond is definitely my new best friend. “
Optional Installation service : on customer's site installation and set-up within European Union
If you buy the optional installation service, one of our team members will take an appointment with you to deliver the cartridge, install it and make sure it is properly set-up.
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