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ORTOFON - KONTRAPUNKT B MC PHONO CARTRIDGE

Ortofon's Kontrapunkt B is a Stereophile Class B Recommended Cartridge

Derived from the well-known Ortofon Jubilee MC cartridge, the Kontrapunkt B has quickly become a favorite with both reviewers and music lovers worldwide. Also a Stereophile Class B recommended cartridge.

Paul Seydor in Absolute Sound issue 137 writes that the Kontrapunkt B is "...a cartridge of unusual precision, refinement and delicacy, with utterly natural detail and unobtrusive transparency. It does virtually nothing to call attention to itself and has good layering and a soundstage that always seems appropriate to the source."

Specifications:
Output voltage: 0.47mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1.5 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 25 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz: > 18 db
Frequency range at - 3dB: 20-50,000 Hz
Frequency response: 20-20,000 Hz + 2.5 / - 1 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 12 µm/mN
Stylus type: Nude FG 80 / Ruby cantilever
Stylus tip radius: r/R 5/80 µm
Equivalent stylus tip mass: 0.27 mg
Tracking force range: 2.2-2.7 g (22-27 mN)
Tracking force, recommended: 2.5 g (25mN)
Tracking angle: 20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance: 5 Ohm
Recommended load impedance: 50-200 Ohm
Cartridge body material: Stainless Steel
Cartridge color: Blue
Cartridge weight: 10gm