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| UK & Europe | EU Standard | AV.com Standard | AV.com Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
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Key Features
The Quintet Black S is graced with a Nude Shibata diamond, considered one of the best stylus profiles available, mounted on a high-performance Boron cantilever. The MC Quintet Series is congruent with Ortofon’s unrelenting commitment to providing the most precise and accurate reproduction possible without coloration.
Product Ref: 204038
"Vocals are given presence and detail, but without losing their relationship to the supporting musicians."
Since 1948 Ortofon has introduced about 100 different moving coil models, with their latest being the Quintet Series. The Quintet Black S is the best example of Quintet’s overall excellence.
The Quintet Black S is graced with a Nude Shibata diamond, considered one of the best stylus profiles available, mounted on a high-performance Boron cantilever. The Shibata’s slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the walls of the groove and ensures detailed and pure reproduction thoughout the spectrum, including even the most high frequency groove information. The Quintet Black S will be unfettered by musical genre and will give the closest approach within the Quintet series to Ortofon’s true accuracy in sound.
Nothing demonstrates Ortofon's long-standing resilience more than its commitment to the refinement of analogue sound quality and its continued development of new cartridge models. The MC Quintet Series is congruent with Ortofon’s unrelenting commitment to providing the most precise and accurate reproduction possible without coloration.
A special ABS (Acrylonitrile/Butadiene/Styrene) thermoplastic material is used for manufacturing of the body. This light-weight, impact resistant material is very suitable for injection-moulding and provides a very durable scratch resistant surface. Neodymium magnets are implemented to achieve an optimal output. Low internal impedance makes the cartridge less sensitive to load and therefore ensures compatibility with the widest range of preamps and transformers.
Top-mounting of the Quintet cartridges is easy and secure using the screws supplied. The aluminuim frame has threaded mounting holes and is fitted easily with the 5mm or 7mm screws depending on the thickness of the headshell. The Quintet series’ right angles, straight lines, stylus visibility and ample distance between the record surface and the cartridge’s bottom will make it easy to mount and align the cartridge and tonearm correctly. All in all, the Quintet series from Ortofon gives out excellent results with mist common tonearms bringing many hours of new and surprising listeneing experiences to their precious vinyll collection.
The Quintet Black S is unfettered by musical genre and will give the closest approach within the Quintet series to Ortofon’s true accuracy in sound.
Each of the five Quintet Series cartridges has its own individual sonic expression, and all five models together represent the ensemble of five classic variations:
Ortofon has a long history and a rich heritage, but the most important point is to have something to offer today’s consumer. They preserve their heritage by continuously investing in technology and product development. It is their philosophy that even a traditional product can benefit greatly from new technology and industrial competences.
| Output Voltage (at 1kHz, 5cm/sec) | 0.3mV |
|---|---|
| Channel Balance at 1kHz | <1.0dB |
| Channel Separation at 1kHz | >23dB |
| Channel Separation at 15kHz | >15dB |
| Frequency Range (at -3dB) | 20 Hz - 25 kHz |
| Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz | ± 1.5dB |
| Tracking Ability at 315Hz | 80μm |
| Compliance, Dynamic, Lateral | 15μm / mN |
| Stylus Type | Nude Shibata |
| Stylus Tip Radius r / R | 6 / 50μm |
| Tracking Force Range | 2.1 - 2.5g (21 - 25mN) |
| Recommended Tracking Force | 2.3g (23mN) |
| Tracking Angle | 20º |
| Internal Impedance / DC Resistance | 5Ω |
| Recommended Load Impedance | >20Ω |
| Cartridge Body Material | ABS/Alu. |
| Coil Wire Material | Aucurum |
| Cartridge Colour | Black |
| Cartridge Weight | 9g |
