The In the MC Windfeld, Ortofon continues to build on the structure of the Kontrapunkt series, in which the cartridge housing’s contact with the pick-up arm takes place through three hard, well-defined points. This means that the mechanical integration of the cartridge and the pick-up arm are always absolutely perfect.

Ortofon has reinforced the construction by allowing one central structure, made in a special alloy, to reach from the 2.5 mm threaded holes at the top all the way down around the motor system at the bottom. This makes the MC Windfeld Ortofon’s strongest and most resonance-free cartridge yet, with a direct mechanical connection between the motor and the tonearm. What this means for the dynamics, resolution and richness of detail in the sound simply has to be experienced.

But the Ortofon MC Windfeld is also unique in cosmetic terms: the parts of the cartridge housing are produced with matte and polished black surfaces. The underside facing the record is covered by a new shield, which reinforces the mechanical structure. Per Windfeld’s characteristic initials in gold, which decorate the sides of the cartridge housing, stand as a signal to the outside world that this technologically advanced cartridge is Ortofon’s finest, most accurate design.

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.: 0,3 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 0,2 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 28 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz: > 22 dB
Frequency range at - 3dB: 10-80.000 Hz
Frequency response FIM distortion at recommended: 20-20.000 Hz + / - 1 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 100 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 16 µm/mN
Stylus type: Nude Ortofon Replicant 100, special polished
Stylus tip radius: r/R 5/100 µm
Tracking force range: 2.3-2.8 g (23-28 mN)
Tracking force, recommended: 2.6 g (26 mN)
Tracking angle: 23°
Internal impedance, DC resistance: 4 Ohm
Recommended load impedance: > 10 Ohm
Cartridge body material: Stainless steel/special alloy
Cartridge color: Black
Cartridge weight: 13 gram

Absolute Sound Review (PDF, 172 KB)

Ortofon Windfield Brochure (PDF, 529 KB)

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