Ortofon – OM 5E Phono Cartridge

Description

OM 5E

OM 5E featuresElliptical stylus that provides balanced and distortion-free playback.

If your tonearm has a standard headshell or a cartridge mount, then step up to optimal sound reproduction with OMs. A glance at any one of these cartridges will reveal Ortofon’s answer to perfect tonearm matching. Ingeniously tucked into the top of the mounting bracket is a tiny, removable weight-plate.

If your tonearm is a standard tonearm, just leave the weight-plate. If your tonearm is one of the low mass types, then simply remove the weight. The mass of your OM cartridge is now a mere 2.5g.

A great match for your home system

Styli types and interchangeability

By adopting a wide range of replacement styli, the OM 5 Series can provide an optimum match for your home system, application, and budget.

In the development of OM cartridges, a major objective was to provide the music lover with the opportunity to optimize sound reproduction without having to replace the entire cartridge. Instead of being merely intended for replacement purposes following wear or damage, the OM 5 Series allows you to step up to better sound by simply upgrading the stylus.

Depending on your preference, styli for the OM 5 Series are easily interchanged and include:styli 3E, 5E, 10, 20, 30, 40 & 78 and D 25 M.

The Ortofon OM 5 series encompasses three basic cartridges: OM 5S,OM 5EandSuper OM 5E.

• The series is the lowest-mass range of moving magnet cartridgesoffered by Ortofon.
• The OM cartridges bodies have been designed to provideeasy mounting and alignmenton both top mount and bottom mount headshells.
• The OM 5 Series providesexcellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systemsand with a wide variety of phono preamps.

The Super OM 5E major improvements:

1. By means of computer simulations it has been possible to define the natural pivot point of the system with unprecedented accuracy while achieving an optimum oscillation balance. The result: improved linearity, higher channel separation, and reduced distortion.
2. OM Super cartridges models have split pole PINs which reduces magnetic losses at the treble end.This technology extends the frequency range and improves phase linearity.
3. The OM Super5 cartridge body is manufactured from a Noryl (plastic & glass compound), which ensures high rigidity and freedom from resonances.

Specifications

• Channel balance at 1 kHz2 dB
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec4 mV
• Channel seperation at 1 kHz22 dB
• Channel seperation at 15 kHz15 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz20-20.000 Hz + 3 / -3
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force60 m
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral20 m/mN
• Stylus typeElliptical
• Stylus tip radiusr/R 8/18 m
• Tracking force range1.5-2.0 g (15-20 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended1.75 g (17.5 mN)
• Tracking angle20
• Internal impedance, DC resistance750 Ohm
• Cartridge colourBlack/Black
• Cartridge weightincl. extra weight 5 g, excl. extra weight 2.5 g
• Recommended load resistance47 kOhm
• Internal inductance450 mH
• Recommended load capacitance200-500 pF
• Replacement stylusStylus 5E