Ortofon Cadenza Bronze

The Cadenza Bronze is a true high-end reference cartridge, conveying music with supreme precision, impact and dynamics. Its stereo imaging capabilities illuminate the farthest corners of the soundstage in all three dimensions, creating an uncompromising, involving performance.

• High-end, reference-level cartridge capable of exceptional precision, impact and dynamics
• Overhead mounting cartridge for installing into a headshell
• Moving Coil cartridge design
• Stainless steel and aluminium body construction
• Flagship nude Ortofon Replicant 100 diamond stylus
• Improved conical aluminium cantilever

The Cadenza Bronze model is using a Replicant 100 stylus and a conical aluminium cantilever. The coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold plated 6NX copper wire. Field Stabilizing Element (FSE), is used for optimal linearity especially during complex crescendo passages.

Cadenza Bronze is a true high-end reference cartridge, conveying music with supreme precision, impact and dynamics. Its stereo imaging capabilities illuminate the farthest corners of the soundstage in all three dimensions.


Technical data
Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. 400 µV
Channel balance at 1 kHz < 1 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz > 24 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz > 20 dB
Frequency range at - 3dB 20 - 55 kHz
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz +1,5
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force *) 80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral 12 µm/mN
Stylus type Nude Ortofon replicant,, conical aluminium
Stylus tip radius r/R 5/100 µm
Tracking force range 2,2-2,7 g (22-27 mN)
Tracking force, recommended 2,5 g (25 mN)
Tracking angle 23°
Internal impedance, DC resistance 5 Ohm
Recommended load impedance 50-200 Ohm
Cartridge body material Stainless steel / Aluminium
Cartridge colour Bronze/Black
Cartridge weight 10,7 gram