Dynavector 10X5 Mk2 Phono Cartridge
Dynavector 10X5 Mk2 Phono Cartridge

$2,999.00

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Product Description

The Ortofon MC Cadenza Black is optimized for an amazing tonal neutrality, dynamics and purity of sound.

The MC Cadenza Black model is using a Nude Shibata stylus with a boron cantilever. The effective mass of the stylus/cantilever system is extremely low due to the use of a very thin boron rod. This material is extremely stiff and even more lightweight than aluminium.
It also uses the WRD/Wide Range Damping-system applied for MC Windfeld, MC A90, MC Anna, Xpression and MC A95 cartridges, controlling the high and low frequency damping separately.
The coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold plated 6NX copper wire.

Cadenza Black is high performing on areas like detail, consistency and sound staging.

The Cadenza series

At Ortofon we constantly look for new technology to be used in our products and push the performance of existing technology. Thus we assure the highest level of performance and quality. The Kontrapunkt models and MC Jubilee became market standards and are among our most popular cartridges. Nevertheless Ortofon decided to develope a new cartridge series that is even more ambitious.

By carefully implementing cobalt-iron pole pieces, new improved winding process on the armature, using extruded aluminium housing in the models as well as other changes, we have been able to reveal new possibilities in performing the analogue information. It was also decided to make a more complete range of cartridges, which meant an introduction of a moving coil Cadenza Mono model to support our customers, who have an extended interest in micro groove mono records.

Each of the five Cadenza Series cartridges has its own individual sonic expression, and all five models together represent the ensemble of five classic variations:

  • MC Cadenza Mono is a true mono cartridge for playing mono microgroove vinyl records
  • MC Cadenza Red delivers open, dynamic sound with a touch of warmth
  • MC Cadenza Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details
  • MC Cadenza Bronze adds even more details and resolution but in a very evenhanded way that pays respect to all elements
  • MC Cadenza Black is the best of everything, true to the groove with resolution and accurate insight into each recording

The story about Cadenza

Cadenza (from Italian: meaning cadence) refers to a portion of a concert in which the orchestra stops playing, leaving the soloist to play alone in free time, without a strict, regular pulse. A cadenza can be written or improvised. It’s usually the most elaborate and virtuosic part the solo instrument plays during the whole piece. At the end of the cadenza, the orchestra re-enters, and generally finishes off the movement.

During the 19th century, composers began to write cadenzas out in full. Others wrote cadenzas for works, where the composer had intended for the solo to be improvised, in order for the soloist to have a well formed solo that they could practice in advance. Some of these have become so widely played and sung that they are effectively a part of the standard repertoire.

Brand

Ortofon

Ortofon can proudly call themselves audio pioneers. Ortofon's history begins in 1918, with two audio engineers creating movie soundtracks and high-class recordings. Today, it is a leading manufacturer of high-quality phono cartridges, hearing aids, and audio accessories, focusing on innovation and precise engineering. From its modest Danish beginnings, Ortofon products are now found worldwide through 60 importers and subsidiaries in the USA and Japan.

They boast a reputation for producing some of the world's most accurate and musical cartridges. A team of 150 audio experts at their headquarters in Naskov, Denmark, designs and manufactures all their products. With their commitment to precision and musicality, there's a reason they've survived as audio experts for over one hundred years. 

Ortofon offers a wide range of cartridges to suit different preferences and budgets, from the affordable OM Series to the high-end Cadenza and Windfeld Series. Round out your 2-channel setup with their audio accessories, including tonearm cables, headshell leads, and stylus cleaners. These products optimize the performance of your turntable and phono cartridge and ensure that your vinyl collection sounds its best.

Overture invites you to experience Ortofon's complete line of phono cartridges. If you are interested in purchasing an Ortfon phono cartridge, you can trade-in any turntable, speaker, or electronic component toward a Ortofon component by filling out our Trade-In Form.

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