Ortofon OM 5S
The Ortofon OM 5S cartridge features a spherical diamond and is suitable for medium and heavy-duty tonearms with a 1/2 inch mounting, impressive sound and high quality design, coupled with an incredibly practical upgrade path, make the the OM 5S is a wise choice, especially because it offers impressive performance for an entry-level cartridge and its diamond is interchangeable with other OM diamonds. It's a perfect introduction to the world of hi-fi at an unbeatable price.
The design of the cartridgess series OM 5 requires a special mounting bracket, a tiny and removable weight and nestled in the top of the cartridge. If you have a standard medium or high mass reading arm, leave this weight in place. However, if you have a low-mass tonearm, you remove the weight, which reduces the weight of the OM cartridge to just 2.5 grams.
- Cartridge MM
- 1/2 "mounting
- Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz (-3dB)
- Channel separation: 20dB (1kHz)
- Channel balance: 2dB
- Output voltage: 4.5mV
- Tracking capacity: 60μm
- Compliance: 20μm / mN
- Support force range: 1.5 to 2.0 g
- Recommended support force: 1.75g
- Angle of tracking: 20 °
- Recommended load resistance: 47kΩ
- Recommended load capacity: 200-500pF
- Tip shape: spherical (radius 18 μm)