{"product_id":"ortofon-concorde-music-blue-mm-cartridge","title":"Ortofon - Concorde Music Blue MM Phono Cartridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Red’s tip geometry mounted nude — three more decibels of separation, same tool-free installation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Concorde is an integrated cartridge and headshell in one body, with a bayonet connector that fits any turntable with an S-shaped bayonet tonearm, and Ortofon states that installing it requires no tools at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Blue takes the Red’s identical body, cantilever and generator and swaps in a nude elliptical diamond — the same r\/R 8\/18 µm geometry, but mounted without a metal shank, which lowers the moving mass at the tip and lets the stylus follow the groove more faithfully. Ortofon’s own numbers show the payoff cleanly: channel separation rises from 22dB to 25dB and the frequency response tightens from +3\/−1dB to +2\/−1dB. Ortofon describes the result as unveiled and clear, and states plainly that it is an upgrade from the Concorde Music Red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Concorde Music model shares the same published generator and body: 6mV output, an aluminium cantilever, quad coils with split pole pins and silver-plated OFC coil wire, a polymer and brass body, 18g total weight, 1.8g tracking force and 47k ohm loading with 150 to 300pF. What changes between the four models is the diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause every Concorde Music stylus fits every Concorde Music body, a Red owner can reach this performance by buying the Stylus Concorde Music Blue alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated cartridge and headshell — fits any bayonet S-shaped tonearm with no tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNude elliptical diamond, r\/R 8\/18 µm, on an aluminium cantilever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25dB channel separation and +2\/−1dB response — the gain over the Red is the nude mounting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6mV output; quad coils with split pole pins and silver-plated OFC coil wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolymer and brass body; 18g total weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Concorde Music stylus fits every Concorde Music body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStylus brush and anti-overtightening rubber ring supplied\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 with integrated headshell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Integrated cartridge and headshell with a bayonet \/ SME connector. It fits any turntable with a bayonet tonearm — the universal fitting on S-shaped arms — and Ortofon states that installing it requires no tools at all: no headshell, no screws, no cartridge wires and no alignment protractor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutput Voltage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6mV 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 25dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency Response:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20Hz – 20kHz, +2 \/ −1dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTracking Ability at 315Hz:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80 µm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompliance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 µm\/mN, dynamic lateral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStylus Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nude elliptical diamond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStylus Tip Radius:\u003c\/strong\u003e r\/R 8\/18 µm — the same geometry as the Red. The difference is nude mounting, not tip shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCantilever:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aluminium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoil System:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quad coils with split pole pins and silver-plated OFC coil wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Tracking Force:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTracking Angle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20°\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\u003eCartridge Body Material:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer and brass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black \/ Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18g including the integrated headshell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReplacement Stylus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylus Concorde Music Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStylus Interchange:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortofon states it plainly: all Concorde Music styli are compatible with every Concorde Music cartridge. That is a simpler and more generous rule than the tiered restriction governing the 2M range, and it makes the series a genuine upgrade ladder — buy the Red today, fit a Blue, Bronze or Black stylus later, and you have the higher model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Box:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylus brush and a rubber ring, which prevents overtightening and secures the fit to the arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCleaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortofon does not recommend solvents of any kind for cleaning either the record surface or the stylus, warning that they may damage the stylus cement and that interior parts of the cartridge can be seriously affected by solvent intrusion. Ortofon states that its warranty will not be valid where such treatment has caused a cartridge to malfunction. Use a dry fibre stylus brush, drawn from the rear of the cartridge forward toward the tip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not published. Ortofon states elsewhere that its cartridges are designed and crafted in Denmark, but publishes no country of manufacture on this product\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ortofon’s own webshop terms specify a two-year limited warranty against defects in workmanship and materials. Ortofon Inc. covers cartridges bought from an authorised US dealer for one year, excluding expendable items. A US dealer purchase falls under the one-year terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e Channel separation at 15kHz; frequency range as distinct from the response window; tracking force range; internal impedance; internal inductance. Ortofon publishes none of these for any Concorde Music model, though it does publish several of them for its Concorde DJ series and for the 2M range. We have not filled them in from the 2M sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Concorde Music ladder runs parallel to the 2M ladder in stylus profile and in price, which invites the assumption that they are the same cartridges in different bodies. Ortofon makes no such claim, and its own published figures differ: this series is specified at 6mV output against the 2M’s 5.5mV, 15 µm\/mN compliance against 20, 80 µm tracking ability against 70, silver-plated OFC coil wire against plain OFC, and a polymer and brass body against polymer and aluminium. 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