Name: Ortofon MC Quintet Black S Moving Coil Cartridge
Brand: Ortofon
Price: 1699.0 AUD
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Ortofon MC Quintet Black S Moving Coil Cartridge

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A moving coil cartridge from Ortofon with a nude Shibata diamond stylus on a sapphire cantilever and an Aucurum coil. Ortofon calls it the greatest performing Quintet.

Ortofon says the MC Quintet Black S shows Quintet's overall excellence. It says the Shibata stylus, considered one of the best stylus profiles available, gives detailed and pure reproduction throughout the spectrum, including the most high frequency groove information.

Type

Moving coil

Output

0.3 mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/s

Stylus

Nude Shibata, r/R 6/50 µm

Tracking force

2.3 g recommended

Load impedance

Above 20 ohms

Weight

9 g

Why you will love it

Shibata stylus on a sapphire cantilever

The Quintet Black S has a nude Shibata diamond stylus (r/R 6/50 µm) on a sapphire cantilever. Ortofon says the Shibata's slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the walls of the groove.

Ortofon describes sapphire as providing excellent mechanical pulse transfer from the stylus to the coil system. Tracking ability is listed as 80 µm at 315 Hz.

Sound character

Ortofon says the Quintet Black S produces detailed and pure reproduction throughout the spectrum, volume and soundstage, and that it is unfettered by musical genre.

It says the cartridge gives the closest approach within the Quintet series to Ortofon's true accuracy in sound, and describes it as true to the groove, with resolution and accurate insight into each recording.

Aucurum coil and magnets

The coil wire is Aucurum and the internal impedance is 5 ohms. Ortofon says neodymium magnets are used to achieve an optimal output, and that the body is made from a light-weight, impact resistant PC thermoplastic.

Ortofon says the low internal impedance makes the cartridge less sensitive to load, so it works with the widest range of preamps and transformers.

Mounting and alignment

Ortofon says the Quintet cartridges top-mount with the screws supplied. The aluminium frame has threaded mounting holes, and you use 5 mm or 7 mm screws depending on the thickness of the headshell.

Ortofon says the Quintet series' right angles, straight lines, stylus visibility and ample distance between the record surface and the cartridge's bottom make it easy to mount and align. It says the series gives excellent results with most common tonearms.

Is it right for you?

A great fit if you…

Play records on a turntable and want a Shibata stylus on a moving coil cartridge
Have a phono input or preamp that supports moving coil cartridges
Want detailed reproduction across the spectrum, as Ortofon describes it
Want a cartridge that top-mounts with the screws supplied

Worth knowing

It is a moving coil cartridge. You need a moving coil phono input or a separate phono preamp
Output is low, at 0.3 mV, so the phono stage needs enough gain for moving coil
Ortofon recommends a 2.3 g tracking force, within a range of 2.1 to 2.5 g, and a load impedance above 20 ohms
Ortofon lists a tracking angle of 20 degrees and a weight of 9 g, so check that your tonearm suits it

Build your system

The Ortofon MC Quintet Black S is a moving coil cartridge, so it needs a phono input or preamp that supports moving coil. These items are on our site.

Phono preamp: The Pro-Ject Phono Box S3 B phono preamplifier takes both MM and MC cartridges
Phono preamp: The Pro-Ject Phono Box S2 phono preamplifier is an MM/MC phono preamplifier
Turntables: Browse our turntables to find a tonearm that suits a top-mounting cartridge
Care: The Pro-Ject Clean it carbon fibre stylus brush helps keep the stylus clean
Other Quintet models: The rest of the Quintet series: Ortofon MC Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge, Ortofon MC Quintet Bronze moving coil cartridge, Ortofon MC Quintet Mono moving coil cartridge, Ortofon MC Quintet Red moving coil cartridge

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