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Ortofon Concorde Music Blue

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Concorde Music Blue

Premium Moving Magnet cartridge

Concorde Music Blue

Experience unveiled and clear sound reproduction with the Concorde Music Blue, featuring a Nude Elliptical stylus on an Aluminum cantilever, and offers an upgrade from the Concorde Music Red. Enjoy seamless upgrades throughout the series, from the Concorde Music Blue to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250, simply by replacing the stylus.

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.

Included accessories:
The cartridge comes with a stylus brush and a rubber ring. The rubber ring helps prevent overtightening and ensures a secure fit between the cartridge and tonearm.

Concorde Music Blue

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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.

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Stylus

The Concorde Music Blue, featuring a Nude Elliptical stylus on an Aluminum cantilever, offers an upgrade from the Concorde Music Red. Nude diamonds, weighing less than their tipped counterparts, enhance responsiveness, detail, and reduce distortion.

Enjoy seamless upgrades throughout the series, from the Concorde Music Blue to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250, simply by replacing the stylus.

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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.

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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 Blue 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.

5 Stars in Hi-Fi Choice

“The latest issue of Hi-Fi Choice features a 5-star / Recommended Product review for the Concorde Music Blue, noting its balance of sound clarity, design, and ease of use.

Ortofon’s Concorde Music delivers class-competitive sound, genuine convenience and easy upgradability.“

Nick Tate

Hi-Fi Choice


Specifications

Channel balance at 1 kHz
1.5 dB
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec
6 mV
Channel separation at 1 kHz
25 dB
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz
+2 / - 1 dB
Tracking ability at 315 Hz
80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral
15 µm/mN
Cantilever material
Aluminium
Stylus type
Nude Elliptical diamond
Stylus tip radius
r/R 8/18 µm
Coil system
Quad-coils with split pole pins
Tracking force, recommended
1.8 g (18 mN)
Tracking angle
20°
Cartridge colour
Black/Blue
Cartridge weight
18 g
Recommended load resistance
47 kOhm
Recommended load capacitance
150-300 pF