Concorde Music Black MM Cartridge for S-Shaped Tonearms

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Concorde Music Black
Experience transparent and articulate sound quality with the Concorde Music Black. The Concorde Music Black features a Nude Shibata stylus on Aluminium cantilever, offers an upgrade from the Concorde Music Bronze and can be upgraded with the Stylus Concorde Music Black LVB 250.

The Concorde Music series
Developed by music lovers, for music lovers, the Concorde Music HiFi cartridges blend premium performance with an iconic design. Concorde Music represents a dedication to the profound impact music has on our lives, turning every listening session into a captivating journey.

Installing a Concorde Music cartridge on a turntable is easy and straightforward, requiring no tools, making it hassle-free and convenient.

Award winning cartridge design

Iconic design
Building upon a rich legacy which began when we launched the original Concorde, the Concorde Music holds a storied history as one of the most famous cartridges in the world of audio.
Originally developed as a solution to the challenge of easy mounting on a tonearm without screws or wires, the Concorde's unique design earned the Danish Industrial Design Award and became an icon in the audio industry.

Stylus
The Concorde Music Black, featuring a Nude Shibata stylus on an Aluminum cantilever, offers an upgrade from the Concorde Music Bronze.

The shape of the Shibata distinguish itself by having a narrow and long contact surface. The Shibata is very close to the original cutting stylus which ensures the most accurate reproduction, low distortion and exteded frequency range.

Unique in-house rubber production

Rubber suspension
A crucially important and vital part of a phono cartridge overall performance is the stylus rubber suspension.

Exclusive Ortofon rubber compounds are used for the stylus suspensions in the Concorde Music Blue, carefully produced at the inhouse rubber production, and developed by the research and engineering team at Ortofon for brilliant performance.

Precise and dynamic sound image

Coil system
The Concorde Music features Ortofon's quad-coil generating system with four split pole pins. Silver-plated oxygen-free copper is chosen for the quad-coil system, along with four Ortofon split pole pins.

This results in exceptional channel balance and separation, delivering precise and dynamic sound. With a 6 mV output, it offers lifelike sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity, capturing every detail.

Perfect fit for S-shaped tonearms

Compatibility
Installing the Concorde Music cartridge on your turntable is easy and straightforward; no tools are required, making it hassle-free and convenient for all users. This is thanks to the bayonet connector, which makes it compatible with all S-shaped tonearms.

Full upgrade path

Upgradeability
The Concorde Music Black can be replaced or upgraded with all Concorde Music styli, enabling an upgrade path throughout the entire series up to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250.

Upgrading the stylus is a simple task; simply pull the stylus off and replace it with the new one. Remember to keep the stylus guard on when installing the new stylus to keep the needle safe.

• Channel balance at 1 kHz:   1 dB
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec:   6mV
• Channel separation at 1 kHz:   26 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz:   18 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz:   +2 / 0 dB
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force:   80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral:  15 µm/mN
• Stylus type:   Shibata diamond on Aluminium cantilever
• Stylus tip radius:   r/R 6/50 µm
• Tracking force, recommended:   1.8 g
• Tracking angle:   20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance:   1.27 kΩ
• Cartridge colour:   Black/Black
• Cartridge weight:   18 g
• Recommended load resistance:   47 kΩ
• Internal inductance:   815 mH
• Recommended load capacitance:   150-300 pF

Ortofon-branded products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 2 years from the date of original retail purchase when used in accordance with Ortofon’s user manuals. If a defect arises during the warranty period, Ortofon, at its option will (1) repair the product at no charge or (2) exchange the product with one of equivalent functionality or one that is at least functionally equivalent to the product it replaces. This warranty excludes damage resulting from abuse, accident, modifications, unauthorized repairs, improper installation, or other causes that are not defects in materials and workmanship as well as normal depletion of consumable parts such as styli unless failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship.