Ortofon Super OM 5E (Each)

For more than 50 years, Ortofon has been designing and manufacturing Moving Magnet cartridges. Along with our well-regarded Moving Coil cartridges, Moving Magnet models have established a good reputation among music lovers and Hi-Fi enthusiasts the world over.

The new Ortofon OM 5 series encompasses three basic cartridges: OM 5S, OM 5E and Super OM 5E.

• The series is the lowest-mass range of moving magnet cartridges offered by Ortofon.
• The OM cartridges bodies have been designed to provide easy mounting and alignment on both top mount and bottom mount headshells.
• The OM 5 Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

SUPER OM 5 TECHNICAL DATA

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. – 4 mV

Channel balance at 1 kHz – 1.5 dB

Channel separation at 1 kHz – 22 dB

Channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB

Frequency range at - 3dB – 20-25.000 Hz

Frequency response – 20-20.000 Hz ± 2 dB

Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force – 65 µm

Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 20 µm/mN

Stylus type – Elliptical

Stylus tip radius – r/R 8/18 µm

Tracking force range – 1.5-2.0 g 15-20 mN

Tracking force, recommended – 1.75 g 17.5 mN

Tracking angle – 20°

Internal impedance, DC resistance – 1 kOhm

Internal inductance – 580 mH

Recommended load resistance – 47 kOhm

Recommended load capacitance – 200-500 pF

Cartridge colour, body/stylus – Black/Black

Cartridge weight incl. extra weight – 5 g

Cartridge weight excl. extra weight – 2.5 g

Replacement stylus unit – Stylus 5 E, Stylus 10