Ortofon MC X40 MC Phono Cartridge

Get Wowing Transparency, Speed, Responsiveness, and Detail During Analog Playback with the Ortofon MC X40 Moving-Coil Cartridge: Features Nude Shibata Stylus Mounted on a Boron Cantilever

Known for decades for its superb series of moving-coil cartridges, Ortofon pushes price-to-performance ratio to a new echelon with its MC X line. Equipped with coils wound with high-purity silver wire for excellent signal clarity and interference-free delivery, MC X40 features a nude Shibata diamond stylus mounted on a rigid and lightweight boron cantilever for wondrous transparency, speed, and responsiveness. 

Housed in a MIM-molded honeycomb-structured steel frame to ensure the sort of mechanical stability required for analog accuracy, the core of MC X40 is further aided by a Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) surface treatment to maintain material integrity over a long period of time. Inside, a newly developed magnet system with a one-piece pole cylinder integrated into a rear-magnet yoke is paired with silver coils, a combination that produces a powerful, clean signal path and tremendous efficiency. Last but not least, in-house-made rubber compounds comprise the core of the mechanical damping system, acting to minimize unwanted vibrations and enable desired coil motion — both of which pay dividends when it comes to tracking, low-distortion playback, and focus. 

Completed with a minimalist silhouette, MC X40 outputs 0.4mV and offers 0.5dB channel balance at 1kHz. Weighing 8.6 grams, MC X40 takes its role as the MC X flagship with utmost seriousness and offers listening experiences awash with studio-like detail, dynamics, and definition.