Music Hall Magic 2 Cartridge with Ortofon 10 stylus. Purchased from LP Gear in March, the stylus only has 10 hours on it. While it was originally made for Music Hall by Ortofon, the cartridge was discontinued, then LP Gear began making a replacement cartridge. It's a standard 1/2-inch mount, so it should realistically work on any turntable that uses 1/2 inch mounting. The stylus is easily upgradeable to an Ortofon 20, 30, or 40.
LP Gear sells the full cartridge for $150 and the Ortofon 10 stylus for $90.
Cartridge specs:
- Tonearm mount: 1/2 inch
- Type: Moving magnet
- Output: 4mV
- Frequency range: 20-22,000 Hz
- Frequency response: 20-18,000 Hz +2/-3 dB
- Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 20 µm/mN
- Stylus type: Elliptical
- Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 µm (.0003 x .0009 inch)
- Tracking force range: 1.5-2.0 g (15-20 mN)
- Tracking force, recommended 1.75 g (1.75 mN)
- Tracking angle: 20°
- Internal impedance, DC resistance: 750 Ohm
- Internal inductance: 450 mH
- Recommended load resistance: 47 kOhm
- Recommended load capacitance: 200-600 pF
- Body color: Blue
- Cartridge weight: 5g
Stylus specs:
- Frequency range: 20-24kHz
- Frequency response: 20-20kHz +3/-1dB
- FIM distortion at recommended tracking force, DIN 45.542: < 1%
- Tracking ability @ 315Hz @ recommended tracking force: 70µm
- Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 25µm/mN
- Stylus type: Elliptical
- Stylus tip radius: 0.3 x 0.7 mil
- Tracking force range: 1.25-1.75g (12.5-17.5mN)
- Tracking force, recommended: 1.5g (15mN)
- Color: Black
