Ortofon: Replacement Stylus for Concorde Music

replacement stylus for Ortofon Concorde Music Cartridge

• Red = Diamond-tipped Elliptical, Blue = Nude Elliptical Diamond, Bronze = Nude Fine Line Diamond, Black & LVB 250 = Nude Shibata Diamond
• all styli mounted on premium Aluminum cantilevers except for the Black LVB 250 which is mounted on the extremely stiff + lightweight Boron cantilever

explore the differences below ⤵️

🔎 SPECS ACROSS THE LINE

• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 6mV
  
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 15 µm/mN
  
• Tracking force, recommended: 1.8g
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 1.27 kΩ
• Recommended load resistance: 47 kΩ
• Internal inductance: 815 mH
• Recommended load capacitance: 150-300 pF

🟥 RED

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1.5 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 22 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +3 / -1 dB
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 µm

🟦 BLUE

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1.5 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 25 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +2 / -1 dB
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 µm

🟧 BRONZE

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 26 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: 17 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +2 / 0 dB
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/40 µm

⬛ BLACK

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 26 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: 18 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +2 / 0 dB
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/50 µm

🎹 BLACK LVB 250

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 26 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: 20 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +2 / 0 dB
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/50 µm