ORTOFON MC QUINTET BRONZE

Pre owned. Comes with original packaging and manual.

The Ortofon Quintet Bronze cartridge represents a significant step up within the Quintet series, designed for those seeking refined and highly detailed listening. Its Nude Fine Line stylus, thin and precise, effortlessly tracks even the highest frequencies, delivering a rich tonal palette that captivates the most discerning listeners. Its specially designed shape, with a larger contact area, minimizes distortion and record wear, ensuring long-lasting playback that respects the vinyl. The sound is characterized by balance and neutrality, with a reproduction that treats every element equally: in classical music, for example, each instrument is rendered with clarity and presence within a wide, open soundstage.

The cartridge body is made from a special ABS thermoplastic, chosen for its lightness, impact resistance, and scratch-resistant surface. Neodymium magnets optimize output, while the low internal impedance reduces sensitivity to load, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of preamplifiers and step-up transformers. Compared to other models in the same series, the Quintet Bronze adds higher levels of detail and resolution, maintaining a natural presentation that enhances every aspect of the recording.

Mounting is simple and secure thanks to the aluminum body with threaded holes. Straight lines and sharp angles, combined with excellent stylus visibility and proper distance from the record surface, make alignment with the tonearm easy, delivering optimal performance with most tonearms on the market.

The Quintet Bronze is praised for its smooth and enveloping musicality, with a full-bodied sound and deep soundstage. It avoids aggressive or overly bright characteristics, favoring a balance that highlights vocals, classical music, and melodic rock. Its ability to accurately read even the inner grooves of a record makes it an ideal companion for anyone seeking an intense, rich, and immersive analog experience.

Technical specifications:

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1.2 dB
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec: 0.3 mV
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 23 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz: +/- 1.5 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz: 80 μm
• Dynamic lateral compliance: 15 µm/mN
• Stylus type: Nude Fine Line
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/40 µm
• Tracking force range: 2.1 – 2.5 g; recommended: 2.3 g
• Tracking angle: 20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 5 Ohm
• Recommended load impedance: > 20 Ohm
• Coil wire material: pure 4N copper (99.99%)
• Cartridge body material: PC
• Cartridge color: bronze
• Cartridge weight: 9 g