A Completely New Design - Inside and Out
As the fourth generation of Ortofon's best selling Moving Coil cartridge ever, the MC 20 Super II has a tradition as well as a reputation to live up to. Very conscious of this, the Ortofon engineering team has carefully evaluated every detail and available technology, to create a cartridge which, will deline the standard of sound reproduction in its class.
Fritz Gyger Type 1 Stylus With Improved Geometry and Ultra Stable Imaging
The FG Type 1 stylus benefits from the latest technological advances within diamond cutting and polishing. It is now possible to produce a very slim profile which will track even the highest frequency groove information. This is particularly important for the innermost turns of the groove. At the same time, the FG Type 1 stylus is distinguished by a larger than normal footprint for reduced distortion and record wear.
The audible results are crystal clear - a convincing and natural reproduction with a very stable definition or width and depth in the musical perspective.
The Ortophase Concept Adds a New Dimension to Analogue Sound
The inherently phase linear characteristics of the FG Type 1 stylus are further emphasised by the proprietary Ortophase concept which was introduced in Ortofon's famous MC 2000 cartridge.
Statistically reliable listening tests and extensive laboratory studies have demonstrated the importance of phase linearity in the reproduction of high quality audio.
But it has taken Ortofon's experience and manufacturing technology to make cartridges phase linear. Since a cartridge is a bandwidth limited transducer, a ruler-flat frequency response will not produce phase linear characteristics. Ortofon's research has shown that a very carefully calculated shaping of the amplitude response will result in a linear phase response.
This is the reason why frequency charts for the MC 20 Super II , show a slightly rising level above 5 kHz. Normally, such a response would be interpreted as a result of uncontrolled resonances. In fact, the natural resonances are under full control, and every Ortofon Moving Coil cartridge has been tuned by hand to ensure that it precisely meets the specifications of the Ortophase concept.
Non-Resonant Aluminium Cartridge Housing Prevents Sonic Colouration
The sound of the MC 20 Super II also benefits from Ortofon's new aluminium cartridge housing.
Internally, the magnetic assembly is securely screwed and glued to the body, and the precision fit of the two anodised extrusions makes the entire housing acoustically inert.
The large, solid upper plate makes it easy to achieve a perfect mechanical coupling to any high quality shell.
Specifications:
Output Voltage: 0,2 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
Channel Balance: less than 1,0 dB
Channel Separation: better than 25 dB
Frequency Response: 20 - 40,000 Hz +4 dB -1 dB
Compliance Dynamic: 16 µm/mN
Stylus: FGT 2 type
Tracking Force: 1,6 - 2,0 g
Tracking Ability: better than 90 µm
Recommended Load Impedance: better than 100
Weight: 10 grams