Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250

Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge

Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250

Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge
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Overview

In 2021, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, Ortofon has released the 2M Black LVB 250 Exclusive Model. The 2M Black flagship from Ortofon is widely acknowledged as being one of the best MM cartridges on the market, being “open, fast, detailed, vivid, full of vitality and sonically spectacular”, - Marc Mickelson, The Audio Beat, August 2016. But at Ortofon being the best doesn’t mean that they can’t get better.

Benefits of High-end Materials and Advancements in Technologies

The 2M Black LVB 250 has been recreated from the concepts of its predecessor, the 2M Black, but the 2M Black LVB 250 performance takes one step further to enhance the cartridge’s capabilities and technical excellence.

The 2M Black LVB 250 uses a Nude Shibata diamond on a Boron cantilever, the combination known from the acclaimed MC Cadenza Black cartridge.

The Nude Shibata stylus’s slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the highest frequencies.

The use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed, and responsiveness.

To attain an optimal interaction between compliance and damping, a new rubber compound for the suspension system has been developed. The new rubber compound formula is based on the Multi-Wall Carbon Nano Tubes (MWCNT) highly efficient nanofiller. The new MWCNT-based compound offers desirable mechanical properties, which ensure better damping and improve the overall performance of the cartridge.

Also, the new MWCNT rubber compound allows for more environmental-friendly production, adding further benefit. The MWCNT powder is applied in a rubber polymer matrix and not in a powdered form, which makes the production process cleaner, non-polluting, and energy-saving.

Performance With a Range of Compatibility

With an optimal weight of 7.2 g and compliance of 22 μm/mN to suit the vast majority of modern tonearms, the 2M Black LVB 250 is easily compatible with an endless array of modern High-End equipment and is the ultimate solution for high fidelity reproduction.

Details & Specs

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 5 mV

Channel balance at 1 kHz - < 1 dB

Channel separation at 1 kHz - > 27 dB

Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB

Frequency response - 20-20.000 + 2 / - 1 dB

Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 80 µm

Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 22 µm/mN

Stylus type - Nude Shibata

Stylus tip radius - r/R 6/50 µm

Cantilever material - Boron

Tracking force range - 1.5-1.7 g (15-17 mN)

Tracking force, recommended - 1.6 g (16 mN)

Tracking angle - 20°

Internal impedance, DC resistance - 1.2 kOhm

Internal inductance - 630 mH

Recommended load resistance - 47 kOhm

Recommended load capacitance - 150-300 pF

Cartridge colour, body/stylus - Black/Black

Cartridge weight - 7.2 g

Replacement stylus unit - 2M Black LVB 250

Interchangeable styli units - 2M Black and 2M Bronze


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Samitch61
Fantastic value!

After owning the Ortofon 2m Black for about two years I decided to upgrade to the Ortofon Black LVB-250. I was not expecting such an immediately noticeable improvement in dynamics, detail, bass response, separation and sound stage! Even compared to some MC cartridges I've owned. For the money you cannot go wrong with this audiophile cartridge! Bravo Ortofon!