ORTOFON QUINTET BLACK S

Low Output Moving Coil Cartridge Quintet Series

The Quintet Black S represents the highest expression of overall excellence in the Quintet series.

Equipped with a Nude Shibata diamond, considered one of the best stylus profiles available, the Quintet Black S is mounted on a high-performance sapphire cantilever. The Shibata’s slim, highly polished profile allows for an exceptionally wide contact area with the groove walls, ensuring detailed and pure reproduction across the entire frequency spectrum, including even the highest frequency groove information.

The MC Quintet Series reflects Ortofon’s unwavering commitment to providing extremely precise and accurate reproduction, free from any coloration of the sound. For the construction of the Quintet Black S body, a special PC thermoplastic material was chosen. This lightweight, impact-resistant material is ideally suited for injection molding and provides a highly durable, scratch-resistant surface.

Neodymium magnets are employed to achieve optimal output, while the low internal impedance makes the cartridge less sensitive to load, ensuring compatibility with the broadest range of preamps and transformers.

The MC Quintet Black S represents the best of everything, true to the groove with impeccable resolution and a detailed insight into each recording. Thanks to its Shibata stylus mounted on a sapphire cantilever, the Quintet Black S offers detailed and pure reproduction across the full sound spectrum, from volume dynamics to soundstage depth. Regardless of musical genre, the Quintet Black S stands out for its ability to closely approach Ortofon’s true sound accuracy, representing the Quintet Series model that most embodies Ortofon’s sonic authenticity.

Technical Specifications:

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1.0 dB
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec: 0.3 mV
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 23 dB
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +/- 1.5 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz: 80 μm
• Dynamic lateral compliance: 15 µm/mN
• Stylus type: Nude Shibata on sapphire cantilever
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/50 µm
• Tracking force range: 2.1-2.5 g
• Recommended tracking force: 2.3 g
• Tracking angle: 20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 5 Ohm
• Recommended load impedance: > 20 Ohm
• Coil wire material: Aucurum
• Cartridge body material: PC
• Cartridge color: Black
• Cartridge weight: 9 g