Cadenza Blue Moving Coil Phono Cartridge By Ortofon

The Ortofon Cadenza Blue takes precision and musicality to the next level with a refined coil-wound armature that improves channel balance and signal flow. The result is an expansive, deep, and detailed soundstage with remarkable clarity and definition.

The Cadenza Blue delivers smooth, fluid treble, lightning-fast transient response, and exceptional resolution, bringing new life to every LP in your collection. It offers powerful impact across the full frequency range and effortlessly resolves complex musical passages. For those seeking a high-performance moving-coil cartridge, the Cadenza Blue is a reference-level option that sets a benchmark in analog playback.

“The Cadenza Blue is a fantastic experience, think deep soundstaging, wonderfully wide timbral resolution and beautifully sonorous treble; the sound stage stretches wide, instruments and singers have vivid life. The Blue was challengingly fast and deeply detailed, drums had deliciously resonant impact as they roll across the soundstage.”
– Hi-Fi World

Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm/sec – 0,5 mV
Channel balance – < 1,2 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz – > 23 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz – > 15 dB
Frequency range at -3 dB – 20 Hz – 50 kHz
Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz – +2/-1
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force – 80 ?m
Compliance, dynamic, lateral – 12 ?m/mN
Stylus type – Nude FG 70 on Ruby cantilever
Stylus tip radius – r/R 6/70
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 colour – Blue/Black
Cartridge weight – 10,7 g