Ortofon 2MR Blue

2MR: the newest addition to the renowned 2M Series
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. Ortofon 2MR cartridges features unique to Ortofon technologies like: High-performance quad coil motor system with split pole pins, Proprietary Ortofon premium and high-end rubber dampers plus full compatibility with the Ortofon 2M series styli.

Authentic sound reproduction
2MR continues the 2M Series' commitment to authentic sound reproduction.
A high-performance motor system featuring quad coils and split pole pins minimizes eddy current losses, enhancing channel balance and accuracy.
This innovation results in a clean, detailed, and true-to-life sound, faithfully capturing the nuances of your cherished vinyl collection.

More than just a cartridge
2MR cartridge are 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.
The 2MR maintains the hallmark of interchangeability, allowing you to explore your records in greater depth and detail. The seamless transition between stylus profiles lets you tailor your listening experience, ensuring every note is heard with unparalleled accuracy and emotion. The 2MR series empowers you to explore your records like never before, allowing you to savor every moment of your favorite music.
The 2MR lets you rediscover your vinyl collection with enhanced clarity and precision.

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

Next level authenticity with the 2M Blue
The goal for any cartridge should be to reproduce the sound as close to the artists vision as possible, and the 2M blue takes you further on this journey of authenticity. With the 2M Blue, you get serious about listening to vinyl.

Features:
The 2M Blue features a Nude Elliptical diamond and split pole pins with a copper wire.

Designed for easy mounting of the cartridge, and for the weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the market today. The 2M Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

The 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details compared to the 2M Red model.

Technical data:
• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 5.5 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz - 1.5 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz - 25 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
• Frequency response - 20-20.000 Hz + 2 / - 1 dB
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 20 µm/mN
• Stylus type - Nude Elliptical
• Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/18 µm
• Tracking force range - 1.6-2.0 g (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/Blue
• 2MR cartridge weight - 6 g
• 2M and 2M Verso cartridges weight - 7.2 g
• 2M Premounted cartridge weight - 16.7 g

Replacement stylus unit - 2M Blue (interchangeable with 2M Red and 2M Silver)

Stylus lifetime:
with proper care we find that up to 1000 hours is possible without degradation of performance.

2M Series styli interchangeability:
The 2M Series' engines, coils and magnets configurations are not identical: Red and Blue are identical, so are the Bronze and Black and so are the true mono variants 2M Mono and 2M 78. Likewise, 2M series styli are interchangeable within the below combinations:
- 2M Red, 2M Blue and 2M Silver
- 2M Bronze and 2M Black
- 2M Mono and 2M 78