Ortofon Cadenza Red Moving Coil Cartridge

The first cartridge in the Cadenza Series, the Red provides amazing sound performance that is open and dynamic. Not forgetting its great space and depth in the stereo image alongside many other excellent features.

• Premium cartridge with a great sense of space and depth in a clear stereo image
• Overhead mounting cartridge for installing into a headshell
• Moving Coil cartridge design
• Stainless steel and aluminium body construction
• Nude Fine-Line diamond stylus

The Ortofon Cadenza Red model is using a nude fine line stylus with a cylindrical aluminium cantilever. The stylus tip radius is r/R 8/40 µm. The coils are made from 6NX (99.9999 %) pure silver wire. An improved winding process on the armature allows a better channel balance. 

The sound picture of the Cadenza Red is more relaxed, homogeneous and moderately dynamic in the perspective compared to the Cadenza Blue and have great space and depth in the stereo image.

Technical data
Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm/sec 450 µV
Channel balance < 1,5 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz > 23 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz > 15 dB
Frequency range at -3 dB 20 Hz - 50 kHz
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz -3
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force 80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral 12 µm/mN
Stylus type Nude fine line, Al. 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 Red/Black
Cartridge weight 10,7 g