Ortofon MC Cadenza Bronze Phono Cartridge

"Top Flight" Cartridge "Invites Listening for Hours"

Ortofon's Cadenza Brown MC cartridge is a true high-end reference cartridge, conveying music with supreme precision, impact and dynamics. It uses a a Replicant 100 stylus and a conical aluminum cantilever. The coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold plated 6NX copper wire. Field Stabilizing Element/FSE, is used for optimal linearity especially during complex crescendo passages. Cadenza Bronze stereo imaging capabilities illuminate the farthest corners of the soundstage in all three dimensions.

In issue 51 of Positive Feedback magazine, John Hoffman writes, "The Cadenza Bronze is certainly a top flight cartridge, and its performance reflects Ortofon's substantial engineering resources and manufacturing experience... Cadenza Bronze is an excellent tracking cartridge, and its ability to minimize surface noise will be an attribute that can be appreciated by any perspective owner."

John Hoffman goes on to say, "The Bronze certainly has the ability to extract all the fine detail contained in a recording, and excels at all the audiophile approved tasks. Performers are clearly defined, tonal balance is evenly reproduced, and dynamic contrasts are faithfully recreated. The touch of warmth that Ortofon have infused into the design, results in a cartridge with an easy-going nature, which invites a person to listen for hours on end."

Ortofon’s Cadenza Series

Ortofon constantly looks for new technology to be used in its products and pushes the performance of existing technology. Thus it assures the highest level of performance and quality. The Kontrapunkt models and MC Jubilee became market standards and are among Ortofon’s most popular cartridges. Nevertheless, Ortofon decided to develop a new cartridge series that is even more ambitious.

By carefully implementing cobalt-iron pole pieces, a new improved winding process on the armature, using extruded aluminum housing in the models as well as other changes, Ortofon has been able to reveal new possibilities in retrieving the analog information for superb audio playback.

Overview

• Moving coil phono cartridge
• Replicant 100 stylus with a conical aluminum cantilever
• Coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold plated 6NX copper wire
• Field Stabilizing Element/FSE, is used for optimal linearity
• Improved winding process on the armature allows a superior channel balance

• 1 x Stylus brush, fiber
• 1 x Screwdriver
• Leadwires, pair LW-6N
• Screws, pair M2,5 x 3
• Screws, pair M2,5 x 5
• Screws, pair M2,5 x 6

• Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm/sec - 0.4 mV
• Channel balance - < 1.0 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz - > 24 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - > 20 dB
• Frequency range at -3 dB - 20 Hz - 50 kHz
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz - +/-1.5
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force *) - 80 μm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 12 μm/mN
• Stylus type - Replicant 100 stylus with a conical aluminum cantilever
• Stylus tip radius - r/R 5/100
• Tracking force range – 2.2-2.7 g (22-27 mN)
• Tracking force recommended – 2.5 g (25 mN)
• Tracking angle - 20º
• Internal impedance, DC resistance - 5 Ohm
• Recommended load impedance - 50-200 Ohm
• Cartridge body material - Stainless Steel/Aluminium
• Cartridge color - Bronze/Black
• Cartridge weight – 10.7 g

2019 Editors' Choice Award – The Absolute Sound

"...very much an Ortofon as regards overall neutrality, transparency, clarity, resolution, tracking ability, dynamic range, imaging and soundstaging. If you want an Ortofon with a dash of warmth, the Bronze might be just the ticket."

- The Absolute Sound, March 2019

"The Cadenza Bronze is certainly a top flight cartridge, and its performance reflects Ortofon's substantial engineering resources and manufacturing experience... Cadenza Bronze is an excellent tracking cartridge, and its ability to minimize surface noise will be an attribute that can be appreciated by any perspective owner."

"The Bronze certainly has the ability to extract all the fine detail contained in a recording, and excels at all the audiophile approved tasks. Performers are clearly defined, tonal balance is evenly reproduced, and dynamic contrasts are faithfully recreated. The touch of warmth that Ortofon have infused into the design, results in a cartridge with an easy-going nature, which invites a person to listen for hours on end."

- John Hoffman, Positive Feedback magazine

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