Ortofon MC Verismo

The Ortofon Exclusives Series of highest performing Moving Coil cartridges has now been expanded to include a new premier model – the MC Verismo

The Ortofon Exclusives series cartridges are widely acknowledged as being some of the best Moving Coil cartridges on the market, and we are continuously working on expanding the Exclusives range to offer music lovers even more opportunities to experience the supreme quality, precision, impact and dynamics that a highend reference cartridge conveys.

The MC Verismo has been developed based on our extensive knowledge of vibration properties, different shapes and materials characteristics, as well as competences in magnetism, mechanical design and technologies. This new state-of-the-art product, representative of numerous Ortofon design ideals, is truly exemplary of the highest degree of performance possible in contemporary analogue playback technology. The MC Verismo will undoubtedly provide sound which simply has to be experienced.

Design elements and high-end materials

The housing of the Verismo cartridge is made in Titanium with the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technique pioneered by Ortofon. This technique allows for precise control of the density of the body material, allowing for extremely high internal damping.

The MC Verismo makes use of Ortofon’s Replicant 100 diamond. This Line Contact type stylus distinguishes itself by having a narrow and long contact surface, which is as close as possible to the original cutting stylus. This ensures the most accurate reproduction, lowest distortion and extended frequency range.

The addition of a solid Diamond cantilever provides the best possible interface between the stylus and armature, owing to its hardness and crystal structure. The improvements found in the use of a Diamond cantilever have redefined the boundaries of analogue reproduction, presenting greater inner detail, subtlety, and depth like never before.

Technical data

• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec. 0.2 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz 0.5 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz 25 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz 20 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz-20 kHz +2 dB/- 1 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral 13 µm/mN
• Stylus type Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Diamond Cantilever
• Stylus tip radius r/R 5/100 µm
• Tracking force range 2.5-2.8 g (25-28 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended 2.6 g (26 mN)
• Tracking angle 23°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance 7 Ohm
• Recommended load impedance > 10 Ohm
• Coil wire material Aucurum, gold-plated, 6NX oxygen free copper
• Cartridge body material SLM Titanium
• Cartridge colour Silver
• Cartidge weight 9.5 g