Ortofon 2MR Red
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Overview
The Ortofon 2MR features a specially designed cartridge housing tailored for turntables and tonearms like Rega matching their requirement for low-form factor cartridges. With its narrow cartridge housing, it seamlessly integrates without a need for modifications or spacers under the tonearm, enabling quick and easy mounting with just two screws!
2MR Cartridge Key Features
- Slimline cartridge body effectively eliminates the need for tonearm spacers, shims or modifications on turntables needing a low form factor cartridge.
- High-performance motor system incorporating unique to Ortofon quad coils with split pole pins, delivering a clean detailed and true-to-life sound.
- 100% compatibility with the 2M styli Ortofon 2MR use the well-known 2M styli.
- Standard half inch mounting quick and easy mounting on the tonearms with just two screws.
- Full range setup 2MR ranges from Mono to Premium: 2MR Red to High-end: 2MR Black LVB 250
The Ortofon 2MR cartridge is for those who value an authentic immersive listening experience when listening to their music. 2MR lets you rediscover your vinyl collection with enhanced clarity and precision.
2MR Models
*Side-by-side comparisons available under our Details tab*
Step Into the Music with the 2MR Red
With the 2M Red you will hear the music come to life on its own terms. It is like taking a step into music itself. This is Ortofon's entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entry. The 2M Red features a tipped Elliptical diamond and split pole pins with a copper wire. The engine provides an increased output of 5.5 mV and an optimized sound reproduction with a high level of sonic accuracy. 2M Red delivers an open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth.
Next-Level Authenticity with the 2MR Blue
The goal for any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artists vision as possible, and the 2MR Blue takes you further on this journey of authenticity. With the 2MR Blue, you get serious about listening to vinyl as it features a Nude Elliptical diamond and split pole pins with a copper wire. The 2MR Blue adds more dynamics, resolution, and sounds more open as it reproduces more details compared to the 2MR Red model.
Bona Fide Precision with the 2MR Bronze
To Ortofon, hi-fi is more than a fancy label. High fidelity is the goal of everything they do and the 2MR Bronze is designed to give the music a whole new dimension of precision. Listening to your records with the 2MR Bronze is like hearing them for the first time and you get to fall in love with the songs all over again. That is what hi-fi means to Ortofon and that is what you get with the 2MR Bronze. The 2M Bronze features a Nude Fine Line diamond, which is particularly suited for demanding applications. The slim profile of the Fine Line stylus will track even the highest frequency information. Additionally, its larger footprint ensures reduced distortion and record wear.
2MR Black - True to the Groove
The 2MR Black is Ortofon's flagship of the series, and it lives up to this with flying colors. The 2MR Black is graced with a Shibata diamond, in which its 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 most high frequency groove information. The 2MR Black uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.
2MR Black LVB 250 - Beyond Amazing
The 2MR Black is an amazing cartridge and, by many, is considered the ultimate in moving magnet. So, why would Ortofon attempt to create something even better? Because perfection runs in their blood. The 2MR Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black with a boron cantilever and Ortofon's very own Nano Tube suspension system. The result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you've let the artist into your home, playing right in your living room. 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 use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed and responsiveness. The Nude Shibata stylus’ 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 2MR Black LVB was released to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven in December 2020.
2MR 78 - Perfect for those 78's
The 2MR 78 features an improved engine, which provides a high level of sonic accuracy. The stylus' tip is a Spherical diamond that is perfect for playback of 78 rpm shellac records, which require a larger stylus profile. The cartridge body is manufactured from Hopelex, which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances. The 2MR 78 uses a strapped output to deliver the same output signal from both sets of pole pins. This effectively eliminates the need for mono-specific equipment, making it possible to enjoy true mono reproduction on any stereo playback system.
Mono Microgroove LP Vinyl Records? Here's the 2MR Mono
The 2MR Mono features an improved engine, which provides a high level of sonic accuracy. The stylus' tip features a R 18µm Nude Spherical diamond that is an optimal solution for playing mono microgroove LP vinyl records. The cartridge body is manufactured from Hopelex, which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances. The 2MR Mono uses a strapped output to deliver the same output signal from both sets of pole pins. This effectively eliminates the need for mono-specific equipment, making it possible to enjoy true mono reproduction on any stereo playback system.
Details & Specs
| 2MR Model | Red | Blue | Bronze | Black | Black LVB 250 | 78 | Mono |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output Voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec. | 5.5 mV | 5.5 mV | 5 mV | 5 mV | 5 mV | 4 mV | 4 mV |
| Tracking Ability at 315 Hz | 70 μm | 80 μm | 80 μm | 80 μm | 80 μm | 70 μm | 70 μm |
| Compliance, Dynamic, Lateral | 18 μm/mN | 18 μm/mN | 20 μm/mN | 20 μm/mN | 22 μm/mN | 22 μm/mN | 22 μm/mN |
| Cantilever Material | Aluminium | Aluminium | Aluminium | Aluminium | Boron | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Stylus Type | Elliptical | Nude Elliptical | Nude Fine Line | Nude Shibata | Nude Shibata | Spherical | Nude Spherical |
| Recommended Tracking Force | 1.8 g | 1.8 g | 1.5 g | 1.5 g | 1.6 g | 1.8 g | 1.8 g |
| Load Resistance | 47 kOhm | 47 kOhm | 47 kOhm | 47 kOhm | 47 kOhm | 47 kOhm | 47 kOhm |
| Load Capacitance | 150 – 300 pF | 150 – 300 pF | 150 – 300 pF | 150 – 300 pF | 150 – 300 pF | 150 – 300 pF | 150 – 300 pF |
| Cartridge Weight | 6 g | 6 g | 6 g | 6 g | 6 g | 6 g | 6 g |
| Cartridge Height | 14 mm | 14 mm | 14 mm | 14 mm | 14 mm | 14 mm | 14 mm |
** All specs at recommended tracking force **
