Ortofon 2M Black

Ortofon 2M Black - An MM cartridge with musicality and rich detail

2M Black is the flagship of Ortofon's range of MM cartridges, and it lives up to that status with flying colors. The Shibata diamond gives the stylus contact with your vinyl records that nothing else can match. You can hear every little detail in the music across the entire spectrum, making this cartridge absolutely ideal for anyone who wants to sense the artist's presence in the room while listening to records.

"...Everything about the 2M Black is well thought out...
...The 2M Black sounds excellent across a wide range of programme material, with a distinctively ‘clean’ Ortofon sound that has tremendous detail resolving capability...
...It goes to work on the recorded acoustic, setting it up tidily with lots of atmosphere stretching right back to the edges of the concert hall...
...It is very good at expressing the emotion in the lead vocal and capturing the dynamic
nuances in the track overall..."

A cartridge with a Shibata diamond stylus

2M Black is equipped with a Shibata diamond stylus, whose slim and carefully polished profile enables an extraordinarily wide contact surface with the groove walls of the vinyl. This ensures remarkably detailed reproduction across the entire frequency range, including even the highest-frequency groove information. The specially designed "engine" with split pole pins and silver-plated copper wire contributes to the incredible sound reproduction.

Optimized design and seamless integration

2M Black is designed for easy mounting on your turntable, and its weight and size are carefully matched to fit most turntables on the market. The versatility of the 2M series is also evident in the way its playback style fits into many different systems and a wide selection of RIAA preamps.

In short, Ortofon 2M Black is the very embodiment of authenticity, and with it connected to your turntable, you are well equipped to explore every nuance in your vinyl collection.