Ortofon MC X50
$1,699.99
With the MC X50, the MC X Series reaches its most advanced implementation. Building on the established platform, the MC X50 introduces a refined combination of stylus and cantilever, designed to achieve a higher level of control and consistency in groove tracing.
Description
With the MC X50, the MC X Series reaches its most advanced implementation. Building on the established platform, the MC X50 introduces a refined combination of stylus and cantilever, designed to achieve a higher level of control and consistency in groove tracing.
At the core is a nude Micro Ridge diamond, engineered for precise contact with the groove and accurate tracing of fine modulations, particularly at high frequencies and across inner grooves. This is paired with a boron cantilever, providing high stiffness with low moving mass for fast and controlled response to signal variations.
A rubber suspension, designed and produced in-house by Ortofon using a newly developed compound specific to the MC X50, plays a central role in its performance, working in balance with the Micro Ridge stylus and boron cantilever to ensure stable tracking and consistent groove contact.
The MC X Series
The MC X Series is engineered for a higher level of moving coil performance. Across the range, each model is defined by controlled tracking, signal integrity, and consistent retrieval of groove detail, with a clear technical progression from one level to the next.
From elliptical to Micro Ridge stylus profiles, and from Aluminium to Boron cantilevers, each step in the series reflects a measurable refinement in groove contact, system response, and overall accuracy.
The New Flagship Cartridge in the X Series
The MC X50 represents the most advanced expression of the MC X platform. By combining a Micro Ridge stylus profile with a boron cantilever and a dedicated suspension system, it achieves the highest level of tracking stability, lowest distortion, and most precise retrieval of recorded detail within the series.
MC X50 Technical Specifications | |
Model name: | MC X50 |
Output voltage: | 0.4 mV |
Cantilever material: | Boron |
Stylus profile: | Micro Ridge |
Stylus type: | Nude |
Stylus tip radius: | r/R 2.5/75 µm |
Stylus suspensions: | Ortofon exclusive |
Stylus suspension system: | Ortofon exclusive |
Coil system: | Quad coils |
Coil wire: | High-purity silver |
Channel balance at 1 kHz: | 0.5 dB |
Channel separation at 1 kHz: | 28 dB |
Frequency resp. 20 Hz – 20 kHz: | +/-1 dB |
Dynamic lateral compliance: | 14 µm/mN |
Recommended tracking force: | 2.0 grams |
Recommended load resistance: | > 50 Ω |
Internal impedance, DC resistance: | 6 Ω |
Cartridge weight: | 8.6 grams |
SRP: | $1,699.99 |
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