Ortofon Cadenza Black Moving Coil Cartridge

The Cadenza Black model is using a Nude Shibata stylus with a boron cantilever. The effective mass of the stylus and cantilever system is extremely low due to the use of a very thin boron rod. This material is extremely stiff and even more lightweight than aluminium.

It also uses the WRD/Wide Range Damping-system applied for MC Windfeld, MC A90, MC Anna, Xpression), controlling the high and low frequency damping separately.

The coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold plated 6NX copper wire.

Technical data
Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. | 0,33 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz | < 0,8 dB Channel separation at 1 kHz | > 27 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz | > 20 dB
Frequency range at – 3dB | 20 – 60.000 Hz
Frequency response 20 kHz – 20 kHz | +1,5/0
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force *) | 90 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral | 16 µm/mN
Stylus type | Nude Shibata on Boron cantilever
Stylus tip radius | r/R 6/50 µm
Tracking force range | 2,0-2,5 g (20-25 mN)
Tracking force, recommended | 2,3 g (23 mN)
Tracking angle | 20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance | 5 Ohm
Recommended load impedance | > 10 Ohm
Cartridge body material | Stainless steel Aluminium
Cartridge colour | Black/Black
Cartridge weight | 10,7 gram