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Audiophile MM Cartridge

Lively & robust with a high dynamic range

Intensive research, development and listening tests have been necessary to gain the the desired sound from the new Pick it PRO.

THE DIFFERENCE IN SOUND
Cartridges are electromechanical transducers, where mechanical energy is transformed into an electrical signal. The real difference in sound happens here. The colour and life of the music come from the cartridge.
You cannot judge the cartridge by looking at just one specific part. Experience and the art of fine-tuning make a cartridge unique and special. The perfect combination of components is the key to achieve the great charismatic sound of the Pick it PRO.

Technical Specifications:
• Cartridge principle: MM (Moving-Magnet)
• Output voltage at 1 kHz: 4 mV
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 22 dB
• Tracking ability at 315Hz: 70 μm
• Frequency response: 20 - 20 000 Hz +/- 2dB
• Stylus type: Elliptical
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 μm
• Tracking force, range: 1,8 - 2,2 g (mN)
• Tracking force, recommended: 2,0 g (mN)
• Tracking angle: 20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 750 Ohm
• Internal inductance: 450mH
• Recommended load resistance: 47kOhm
• Recommended load capacitance: 150-300pF
• Cartriddge weight: 7,2 g

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

Bona fide precision with the 2M Bronze
To us hi-fi is more than a fancy label. High fidelity is the goal of everything we do. The 2M Bronze is designed to give the music a whole new dimension of precision. Listening to your records with the 2M Bronze is like hearing them for the first time and you get to fall in love with the songs all over. That is what hi-fi means to us and that is what you get with the 2M Bronze.

Features:
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. The 2M Bronze uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.

We have optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, and 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.

Technical data:
• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 5 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz - 1 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz - 26 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
• Frequency response - 20-20.000 + 2 / - 0 dB
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 22 µm/mN
• Stylus type - Nude Fine Line
• Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/40 µm
• Tracking force range - 1.4-1.7 g (14-17 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended - 1.5 g (15 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/Bronze
• 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 Bronze (interchangeable with 2M Black and 2M Black LVB 250)

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

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

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

Step into the music with the 2M 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 our entry-level cartridge in the series, but what an entry.

Featues:
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 and a high level of sonic accuracy.

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.

2M Red delivers an open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth.

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 - 22 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
• 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 - 1.6-2.0 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/Red
• 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 Red (interchangeable with 2M Blue 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

Clearaudio’s V2 MM technology uses ebony as a resonanceresistant body. Other ingredients of the recipe for success are the most effective reduction of moving mass, an optimised polishing technique for the stylus and highly effective cartridge damping. This is precision engineering in the pursuit of the best sound.

The Clearaudio V2 moving magnet cartridges are meticulously measured, analysed, and hand-selected into four Performance levels. In this way Clearaudio achieves the best stereo channel
matching, minimum phase error and distortion, flattest frequency response and highest dynamic range at each price point. The cartridges produce an audiophile sound of superlative quality – spatially detailed and vividly textured, with bass that does not wallow and treble that is not harsh.

The models of the Clearaudio MM V2 series provide outstanding sound quality on all current tonearms. With the exception of the MM V2 Concept, which is made of aluminium, all the cartridges in this series are made with housings of hand-polished ebony – the key to record-breaking weight values. The Performer V2 weighs just 7.4 grams, the Artist V2 8.4 grams. This is what Clearaudio calls ‘effective reduction of the moving mass’.

FEATURES
Technical Specifications:
• TOTAL MASS 8.6g (± 0.2g)
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20Hz - 20kHz
• OUTPUT VOLTAGE (1KHZ, 5CM/S) ~ 3.3mV
• CHANNEL SEPARATION (1KHZ) 20dB
• CHANNEL BALANCE (1KHZ) 2dB
• TRACKING ABILITY 80μm
• RECOMMENDED TRACKING FORCE 2.2g ± 0.3g
• COIL IMPEDANCE (1KHZ) 0.66kΩ
• COIL INDUCTANCE 400mH
• LOAD RESISTANCE 47kΩ
• LOAD CAPACITANCE 100pF
• CANTILEVER / STYLUS SHAPE Aluminium / elliptical
• COMPLIANCE 15μ/mN
• CARTRIDGE BODY Aluminium
• MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY 2 years

Manual: https://clearaudio.de/_assets/_pdf/manuals/cartridges/CA_MM%20V2_E+D.pdf?d=1653493472