Ortofon aspires to provide the ultimate musical experience through a mixture of innovation, technical expertise and inspiration. Their state-of-the-art phono cartridges, representative of numerous Ortofon design elements and ideals, are truly exemplary of the highest degree of performance possible in contemporary analogue playback technology.
The Ortofon Exclusives series cartridges are widely acknowledged as being some of the best Moving Coil cartridges on the market, and Ortofon are continuously working on expanding the Exclusives range to offer music lovers even more opportunities to experience the supreme quality, precision, impact and dynamics that a high-end reference cartridge conveys.
The Wide Range Damping (WRD) system was originally introduced in the MC 20 Mk II in 1979 and was also subsequently used in the MC A90, MC Windfeld, Xpression, MC Anna, MC Anna Diamond, and MC Century phono cartridges. In this system, a small, heavy platinum disc is sandwiched between two rubber absorbers, both with different properties. This ensures not only an exceptional tracking performance but also creates a perfect damping through the entire frequency spectrum. Because of this, distortion and resonance are virtually eliminated entirely.
For some newer models, an enhanced version of this technology is employed, adding rubber suspension materials that were specially designed by Ortofon in-house.
Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is a technique pioneered by Ortofon. This technique involves welding fine particles of Titanium together, layer by layer, allowing for precise control of the density of the body material, giving extremely high internal damping and resulting in a significant reduction in vibrations and enhanced sound quality.
Many of Ortofon's Exclusive Series cartridges employ the phenomenal power of the 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.
Another result of Ortofon's many years of perfecting minuscule technologies is that of the 'Field Stabilising Element' (FSE). FSE utilises a small cylinder of conductive material strategically placed inside the magnet system; this guarantees that the force field remains stable regardless of the movement of the armature. FSE improves the channel separation, while at the same time minimising dynamic distortion and intermodulation. The result: fantastic dynamics and even more elbow room between the musicians.
