Name: Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge
Brand: Ortofon
Price: 359.0 AUD
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A complete moving magnet cartridge with a Nude Elliptical diamond stylus, split pole pins and 5.5 mV output. The Ortofon 2M Blue is the cartridge itself, body and stylus together, for turntables that take a standard half-inch mount.

Ortofon says the 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution than the 2M Red, sounds more open and reproduces more detail. It uses Ortofon's own split pole pin design with a quad-coil system and OFC coil wire.

This listing is the cartridge. If you already own a 2M Blue and only need a new stylus, see the Ortofon 2M Blue Stylus.

Type

Moving magnet cartridge

Stylus

Nude Elliptical diamond

Output

5.5 mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/s

Tracking force

1.6 to 2.0 g (1.8 g recommended)

Weight

7.2 g

Mount

Half-inch mount

Ortofon introduces the 2M series

Why you will love it

Nude Elliptical diamond, split pole pins

The stylus is a Nude Elliptical diamond with a tip radius of r/R 8/18 µm on an aluminium cantilever.

Ortofon describes split pole pins as its own invention. It says they let a moving magnet cartridge have a flat frequency response, as with a moving coil cartridge.

More detail than the 2M Red

The engine gives 5.5 mV output. Ortofon says the 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details than the 2M Red.

Made for the 2M series fit

Ortofon designed the 2M series for simple installation and for the size and weight of popular turntables. The 2M is the version for most common turntables, and this listing is the standard 2M cartridge body.

The body is polymer and aluminium, and the cartridge weighs 7.2 g.

Is it right for you?

A great fit if you…

Want to move up from a 2M Red with a more detailed stylus
Have a turntable that takes a standard half-inch mount
Need a complete cartridge, body and stylus together
Play stereo records and want a moving magnet cartridge

Worth knowing

It is a moving magnet cartridge, so it needs a phono input or phono stage for moving magnet cartridges
Ortofon recommends a load of 47 kOhm and 150 to 300 pF
Set tracking force within 1.6 to 2.0 g (Ortofon recommends 1.8 g)
It is a standard half-inch mount cartridge, so confirm your tonearm or headshell takes that mounting

Build your system

Replacement stylus: When the stylus wears, fit the Ortofon 2M Blue Stylus
Other 2M cartridges: Compare the Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge, Ortofon 2M Bronze Cartridge and Ortofon 2M Black Cartridge
Turntable: Browse our turntables and cartridges and styli

Specifications

Cartridge

Type	Moving magnet
Output voltage	5.5 mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/s
Channel separation	25 dB at 1 kHz
Channel balance	1.5 dB at 1 kHz
Frequency response	20 Hz to 20 kHz, +2 / -1 dB
Coil system	Quad-coils with split pole pins and OFC coil wire
Internal impedance	1.3 kOhm DC resistance
Internal inductance	700 mH

Stylus

Stylus	Nude Elliptical diamond
Tip radius	r/R 8/18 µm
Cantilever	Aluminium
Tracking ability	80 µm at 315 Hz
Compliance	20 µm/mN (dynamic, lateral)
Tracking force	1.6 to 2.0 g (16 to 20 mN), 1.8 g recommended
Tracking angle	20°
Stylus colour	Blue

Loading and body

Recommended load resistance	47 kOhm
Recommended load capacitance	150 to 300 pF
Body material	Polymer and aluminium
Colour	Black and blue
Cartridge weight	7.2 g
Mounting	Half-inch mount

Specifications from Ortofon's 2M Blue product page (ortofon.com), checked November 2026.

What is in the box

Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge

Questions people ask

Is this a cartridge or a stylus?

It is the complete 2M Blue cartridge, body and stylus together. The replacement is sold separately as the Ortofon 2M Blue Stylus.

What tracking force should I use?

Ortofon gives a range of 1.6 to 2.0 g and recommends 1.8 g.

What load does it want?

Ortofon recommends 47 kOhm and 150 to 300 pF.

How does it compare with the 2M Red?

Ortofon says the 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details.