ORTOFON Cadenza Bronze Moving Coil Cartridge

Ortofon is one of the worlds most trusted brands for turntable cartridges - from DJ's and radio stations to Audiophiles and Music lovers. When moving up in the world of vinyl playback it is nearly always going to end up being a Moving Coil cartridge that gives the performance leap above a certain price point. The Ortofon Cadenza range are proof of this.

ORTOFON Cadenza Bronze Moving Coil Cartridge

The first of the MC ranges is the Quintet range which is a taste of what MC carts can do... then there is the Cadenza range - taking over from the now defunct Kontrapunkt range. The Cadenza cartridge range is where the benefits of an MC cartridge are readily apparent with the extra detail, smoothness, soundstage and texture that MC carts are renowned for.

Cadenza Bronze model is using a Replicant 100 stylus and a conical aluminium cantilever.

The Cadenza Bronze model is using a Replicant 100 stylus with an aluminium cantilever. The stylus tip radius is r/R 5/100 µm. The Replicant 100 stylus sounds so quiet in the groove that it lets the Cadenza Bronze dig out more details and coupled to the Aluminium cantilever a beautiful warm, tube like saturated mid range that brings body and presence which is noticeable especially on vocals, bass and brass. The Cadenza Bronze also raises the depth of the soundstage even further behind the speakers ensuring a clarity and sense of space to balance the warmth.

With a complex stylus shape like the Replicant 100, there must be special attention paid to positioning the diamond in the groove.
The Stylus Rake Angle is very important to the performance of the Replicant 100 stylus, and the long contact surface (the sharp edge) of the diamond should be almost perpendicular to the record surface when viewed from the side.  The angle between the record surface and the cantilever is close to 23 degrees when SRA is 90 degrees.

The Cadenza Bronze provides a fuller, warmer sound signature than either the red or the blue yet maintains a surprising amount of micro detail, air and texture to the overall presentation.

Quotes from Reviews - Ortofon Cadenza Bronze

"...The Cadenza Bronze is certainly a top flight cartridge, and its performance reflects Ortofons substantial engineering resources and manufacturing experience...

...Cadenza Bronze is an excellent tracking cartridge, and its ability to minimize surface noise will be an attribute that can be appreciated by any perspective owner....

...The Bronze certainly has the ability to extract all the fine detail contained in a recording, and excels at all the audiophile approved tasks. Performers are clearly defined, tonal balance is evenly reproduced, and dynamic contrasts are faithfully recreated. The touch of warmth that Ortofon have infused into the design, results in a cartridge with an easy going nature, which invites a person to listen for hours on end... " : POSITIVE FEEDBACK ISSUE 51  

ORTOFON CADENZA BRONZE SPECIFICATIONS :

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 0,4 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz - < 1 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz - > 24 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz - > 20 dB
Frequency range at - 3dB - 20 - 55 kHz
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz - +/-1,5
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force *) - 80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 12 µm/mN
Stylus type - Nude Ortofon Replicant on conical alu cantilever
Stylus tip radius - r/R 5/100 µm
Tracking force range - 2,2-2,7 g (22-27 mN)
Tracking force, recommended - 2,5 g (25 mN)

Tracking angle - 23°
Internal impedance, DC resistance - 5 Ohm
Recommended load impedance - 50-200 Ohm
Cartridge body material - Stainless steel / Aluminium
Cartridge colour - Bronze/Black
Cartridge weight - 10,7 gram