{"product_id":"ortofon-2m-red-mm-cartridge-mounted-on-sh-4-headshell","title":"Ortofon - 2M Red MM Cartridge Mounted on SH-4 Headshell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2M Red already bolted to an SH-4 headshell — drop it onto an S-shaped arm and you have skipped the fiddliest part of the job.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SH-4 is Ortofon’s workhorse universal headshell, made from anodised aluminium with gold-plated terminal pins and a long finger lift. It weighs 9.2g bare, and Ortofon publishes the combined cartridge-and-headshell weight for every premounted 2M at 16.7g — which is the number to check against your arm’s counterweight range before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cartridge is the 2M Red: a tipped elliptical diamond at r\/R 8\/18 µm on an aluminium cantilever, 5.5mV output from a quad-coil generator with split pole pins and OFC coil wire, and the standard 47k ohm loading any moving magnet stage provides. It is the entry point to the 2M series and the start of an upgrade path — a Stylus 2M Blue drops into this same body and gives genuine 2M Blue performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing worth being straight about, because a lot of retail copy is not: Ortofon markets premounted cartridges purely on convenience. It never claims the cartridge arrives aligned, never quotes a factory overhang figure, and never names an alignment geometry. What you are buying is the fiddly part already done — the cartridge bolted to the headshell with the leadwires connected, which is the step that costs most people their patience and occasionally a cantilever. You still set overhang, tracking force and anti-skate yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrtofon 2M Red premounted on an SH-4 headshell, leadwires connected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBayonet \/ SME fitting for S-shaped tonearms with a universal mount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombined weight 16.7g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnodised aluminium headshell with gold-plated terminal pins and a long finger lift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTipped elliptical diamond, r\/R 8\/18 µm, on an aluminium cantilever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.5mV output — an easy match for any moving magnet phono stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakes all 2M series styli, including the Stylus 2M Blue as an upgrade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moving magnet stereo cartridge premounted on an Ortofon SH-4 headshell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bayonet \/ SME. Fits S-shaped tonearms with a universal mount — the standard fitting on Technics SL-1200-style decks and most classic Japanese S-arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCombined Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.7g cartridge and headshell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeadshell:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortofon SH-4, anodised aluminium, gold-plated terminal pins, long finger lift. 9.2g on its own, 51.5mm long, 20.0mm wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutput Voltage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5mV at 1kHz, 5cm\/sec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChannel Balance at 1kHz:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChannel Separation at 1kHz:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency Response:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20Hz – 20kHz, +3 \/ −1dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTracking Ability at 315Hz:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70 µm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompliance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 µm\/mN, dynamic lateral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStylus Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elliptical, tipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStylus Tip Radius:\u003c\/strong\u003e r\/R 8\/18 µm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCantilever:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aluminium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTracking Force Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 – 2.0g (16 – 20mN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Tracking Force:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8g (18mN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Load Resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47k Ω\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Load Capacitance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 – 300pF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoil System:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quad coils with split pole pins and OFC coil wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReplacement Stylus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylus 2M Red. The Stylus 2M Blue fits the same body as an Ortofon-endorsed upgrade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStylus Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortofon rates its styli at up to 1000 hours with proper care, and reckons DJ use at about 500 hours at most. This is a general figure across the range rather than a per-model specification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortofon A\/S of Nakskov, Denmark. Ortofon states that all its cartridges are designed and crafted in Denmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortofon Inc. covers products bought from an authorised US dealer for one year against defects in workmanship and materials, and excludes expendable items — which on any normal reading excludes the stylus. 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