Ortofon Cadenza Mono MC-Cartridge

• 1 x Stylus brush, fibre
• 1 x Screwdriver
• Leadwires, pair LW-6N
• Screws, pair M2,5 x 3
• Screws, pair M2,5 x 5
• Screws, pair M2,5 x 6

MC Cadenza Mono Technical data

• Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm/sec - 0.45 mV
• Frequency range at -3 dB - 20 Hz - 50 kHz
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz - +3/-1
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force *) - 70 μm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 12 μm/mN
• Stylus type - Nude Fine Line on Alu cantilever
• Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/40
• Tracking force range - 2.2-2.7 g (22-27 mN)
• Tracking force recommended - 2.5 g (25 mN)
• Tracking angle - 20º
• Internal impedance, DC resistance - 5 Ohm
  
• Recommended load impedance - 50-500 Ohm
• Cartridge body material - Stainless steel Aluminium
• Cartridge colour - Natural/Black
• Cartridge weight - 10.7 g

Review

Hi-Fi World May 2011

Reviewed by Tony Bolton

"...Tonal qualities of the instruments were nicely textured and displayed...

...found the Mono seemed unperturbed by musical genre and tracked perfectly through the most worn and damaged records that I could find...

...If you have many monophonic records...then a dedicated mono cartridge is most definitely the best way to play them...The results are tightly timed, awash with musical detail and colour...undisturbed by sonic nasties...An insightful, detailed and musical cartridge..."

The Cadenza series

At Ortofon, we constantly look for new technology to be used in our products and push the performance of existing technology. Thus we assure the highest level of performance and quality. The Kontrapunkt models and MC Jubilee became market standards and are among our most popular cartridges. Nevertheless, Ortofon decided to develop a new cartridge series that is even more ambitious.

By carefully implementing cobalt-iron pole pieces, new improved winding process on the armature, using extruded aluminium housing in the models as well as other changes, we have been able to reveal new possibilities in performing the analogue information. It was also decided to make a more complete range of cartridges, which meant an introduction of a moving coil Cadenza Mono model to support our customers, who have an extended interest in micro groove mono records.

Each of the five Cadenza Series cartridges has its own individual sonic expression, and all five models together represent the ensemble of five classic variations:

MC Cadenza Mono is a true mono cartridge for playing mono microgroove vinyl records

MC Cadenza Red delivers open, dynamic sound with a touch of warmth

MC Cadenza Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details

MC Cadenza Bronze adds even more details and resolution but in a very evenhanded way that pays respect to all elements

MC Cadenza Black is the best of everything, true to the groove with resolution and accurate insight into each recording

The story about Cadenza

Cadenza (from Italian: meaning cadence) refers to a portion of a concert in which the orchestra stops playing, leaving the soloist to play alone in free time, without a strict, regular pulse. A cadenza can be written or improvised. It’s usually the most elaborate and virtuosic part the solo instrument plays during the whole piece. At the end of the cadenza, the orchestra re-enters and generally finishes off the movement.

During the 19th century, composers began to write cadenzas out in full. Others wrote cadenzas for works, where the composer had intended for the solo to be improvised, in order for the soloist to have a well-formed solo that they could practice in advance. Some of these have become so widely played and sung that they are effectively a part of the standard repertoire.