Features

– The 2M Black is graced with a Shibata diamond which slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the most high frequency groove information.
– The cartridge body is manufactured from Hopelex, an environment-friendly material which ensures high rigidity while eliminating unwanted resonances.
– The 2M Black uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.

We have optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, and the weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the market today. The 2M Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

2M Black Reviews’ quotes
Hi-Fi Choice, September 2020
Group test

“…Everything about the 2M Black is well thought out…
…The 2M Black sounds excellent across a wide range of program material, with a distinctively ‘clean’ Ortofon sound that has tremendous detail resolving capability…
…It goes to work on the recorded acoustic, setting it up tidily with lots of atmosphere stretching right back to the edges of the concert hall…
…It is very good at expressing the emotion in the lead vocal and capturing the dynamic
nuances in the track overall…

2M Black Technical data

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.  –  5 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz  –  1 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz  –  26 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz  –  15 dB
Frequency response  –  20-20.000 + 2 / – 0 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force  –  80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral  –  22 µm/mN
Stylus type  –  Nude Shibata
Stylus tip radius  –  r/R 6/50 µm
Tracking force range  –  1.4-1.7 g (14-17 mN)
Tracking force, recommended  – 1.5 g (15 mN)
Tracking angle  –  20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance  –  1.2 kOhm
Internal inductance  –  630 mH
Recommended load resistance  –  47 kOhm
Recommended load capacitance  –  150-300 pF
Cartridge colour, body/stylus  –  Black/Black
Cartridge weight  –  7.2 g
2M PnP MkII cartridge with integrated headshell weight  –  20 g
2M PnP MkII cartridge with integrated headshell length – 52 mm
Replacement stylus unit  –  2M Black (interchangeable with 2M Bronze)

Stylus lifetime: with proper care we find that up to 1000 hours is possible without degradation of performance. Please read about stylus care on our FAQ.

2M Series styli interchangeability:
The 2M Series’ engines, coils and magnets configurations are not identical: Red and Blue are identical, so are the Bronze and Black and so are the true mono variants 2M Mono and 2M 78. Likewise, 2M series styli are interchangeable within the below combinations:
– 2M Red, 2M Blue and 2M Silver
– 2M Bronze and 2M Black
– 2M Mono and 2M 78