Ortofon Quintet - Excellent new range of MC cartridges

If anybody thought that Vinyl was a dead format ... or that analogue design was still frozen in the 1980s, they need look at the incredible activity in the cartridge market. New designs from all the major manufacturers are common and this regular updating and improving has been fairly constant even since the introduction of CD. The most prevalent brand over the years has been Ortofon, new ranges seem to come along pretty much every year (or it seems like it) and they are always a good step up over the models they replace. The most recent being the new Ortofon Quintet range. These new MC cartridges cover the £200 - £650 price range, replacing the Vivo MC models and I suspect also replacing the Rondo range (though these are still listed on the pricelist at the moment)

 

 

The new range consists of five models and brings the naming system into line with the rest of the range ... so the models are, in order of price : Red, Blue, Bronze and Black .... and though it may seem strange to some, they also include a Mono version. There has been a big resurgence in interest in older mono recordings .. and the true enthusiast will opt for a Mono cartridge to avoid compromise .. Ortofon now offer a few Mono options .. as do a some other high end manufacturers such as Lyra.

See the range at : Ortofon Range

Dont forget, we will trade in your old cartridge ... Ortofon (working or not) or any other model if in good order