Ortofon Vinyl Master Blue

So in the modern age we cannot turn to ortofon to reproduce the mellow tones of this cartridge.

Ortofon vinyl master blue. In some countries the 540 mkii is marketed as the vinyl master silver and i ended up buying a vinyl master silver stylus from william thakker in germany as it was the cheapest option at the time. Possibly the nearest candidates in this ballpark for lighter arms come from the grado prestige range. I thought the 95sa was strikingly superior sounding to the 95e. Ortofon is the world s leading cartridge specialist and one stop supplier of phono cartridges.

The stylus has a fritz gyger profile. Ortofon s own om20 520 mkii aka vinyl master red and 2m blue offer a similar nude elliptical stylus with more dynamic and detailed delivery. I also thought that blue point special would do better and especially the nagoaka mp 300 which i think is a superb sounding cartridge. Today ortofon is the world leader in cartridges both hifi and dj this is the result of combining design with technology and the highest level of engineering in the audio industry.

It is not generally available in the uk although it appears to be still available from selected dealers in europe as either the 520 mkii or vinyl master red for example william thakker in germany stocks both editions. The cheapest way to obtain one was to buy a used 500 series body off ebay and a new stylus. As for the relatively poor showing for the ortofon anna continuum caliburn ypsilon vps 100 mc 16 combo read on. Ortofon was established in 1918 by the two danish engineers axel petersen and arnold poulsen.

Ortofon is involved in local sponsorships in cooperation with local ortofon partners sponsorships of dj schools and djs.