OM 5S Cartridge

For more than 50 years, Ortofon has been designing and manufacturing Moving Magnet cartridges. Along with our well-regarded Moving Coil cartridges, Moving Magnet models have established a good reputation among music lovers and Hi-Fi enthusiasts the world over.

The new Ortofon OM 5 series encompasses three basic cartridges: OM 5S, OM 5E and Super OM 5E.

• The series is the lowest-mass range of moving magnet cartridges offered by Ortofon. 
• The OM cartridges bodies have been designed to provide easy mounting and alignment on both top mount and bottom mount headshells. 
• The OM 5 Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

OM 5S Technical data

• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.  -  4.5 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz  -  2 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz  -  20 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz  -  12 dB
• Frequency range at - 3dB  -  20-20.000 Hz
• Frequency response  -  20-22.000 Hz 
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force *)  -  60 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral  -  20 µm/mN
• Stylus type  -  Spherical
• Stylus tip radius  -  R 18 µm
• Tracking force range  -  1.5-2.0 g (15-20 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended  -  1.75 g (17.5 mN)
• Tracking angle  -  20°
• *) Typical value
• Internal impedance, DC resistance  - 750 Ohm
• Internal inductance  -  450 mH
• Recommended load resistance  -  47 kOhm
• Recommended load capacitance  -  200-500 pF
• Cartridge colour, body/stylus  -  Black/Black
• Cartridge weight incl. extra weight -  5 g
• Cartridge weight excl. extra weight -  2.5 g
• Replacement stylus unit  -  Stylus 5S