Ortofon Concorde Music Black Replacement Phono Stylus

The Concorde Music Black Stylus — Shibata Geometry on an Aluminum Cantilever

Ortofon's replacement stylus for the Concorde Music range, supplied singly. The diamond is a nude Shibata ground to a 6/50 µm radius, which is the narrowest leading edge Ortofon puts on an aluminum cantilever anywhere in this range.

Ortofon describes it as “offering an upgrade from the Concorde Music Bronze and serving as an replacement stylus for all Concorde Music cartridge models.” The mount is common to the whole range, so a Bronze owner reaches this without buying a cartridge.

Fit, Profile and Compatibility

Which Bodies It Belongs On

Ortofon lists this as a replacement across all Concorde Music cartridge models. There is one mount, so a Shibata diamond is available to every body in the range without a cartridge purchase.

Shibata narrows the leading radius from 8 µm to 6 µm and lengthens the side radius to 50 µm. It was devised to read the high-frequency information quadraphonic discs demanded, and it holds the longest contact line of any aluminum-cantilever stylus here.

The Numbers That Matter at Setup

On a Concorde Music Black body Ortofon publishes 26 dB of channel separation, 1 dB channel balance and 20 Hz – 20 kHz within +2/0 dB — the same electrical figures as the Bronze, with a different diamond reading the groove.

Tracking force is 1.8 g and the cartridge weighs 18 g complete. A 6 µm leading radius sits deeper in the groove than a broader tip, which makes clean records and an accurate weight matter more, not less.

Who Is the Concorde Music Black Stylus Best For?

• Your Concorde Music Black is worn — this is its matched replacement
• You own a Concorde Music Bronze — Ortofon names this the upgrade from it, and no realignment is involved
• You want the Shibata profile — a 6/50 µm radius is the finest leading edge on an aluminum cantilever here
• Your records are clean — a fine tip reads what is in the groove, including anything left in it
• Yours is a Concorde MkII or a Concorde MkI — separate families, and each takes its own styli rather than these; look for theirs in replacement styli

How Do You Fit It?

The Concorde's one-piece body means alignment was settled at the factory and stays settled through any number of stylus changes. Pull the fitted assembly off the front, press this one on until it seats, and set tracking force to 1.8 g.

Pairs Well With

What most Concorde Music owners shop alongside.

• Stylus force gauges — how you set the 1.8 g this one asks for
• Stylus cleaning — what decides how long the new tip lasts
• Record cleaning solutions — a clean record is the cheapest stylus insurance there is
• Record brushes — a pass before each side keeps grit out of the groove

Frequently Asked Questions

Will it fit my cartridge?

Ortofon lists it as a replacement for every Concorde Music model. Concorde MkII and Concorde MkI are separate ranges with their own styli.

What is a Shibata profile?

A diamond ground with a narrow leading radius and a long side radius — here 6 µm and 50 µm. It was developed for the high-frequency content of quadraphonic discs and reads detail a rounder tip passes.

Is this an upgrade from a Concorde Music Bronze?

Ortofon says so. The published electrical figures match, so the gain here is entirely in the diamond's contact with the groove rather than in the generator.

How long does a stylus last?

Around 1,000 hours is the usual figure, though it turns on how clean your records are and how accurately the cartridge is set up. A worn tip damages records, so replace it on schedule rather than by ear.

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