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Type: Super OM 5 E

  • Ortofon cartridge

For more than 50 years, Ortofon has been designing and manufacturing Moving Magnet cartridges. Along with our well-regarded Moving Coil cartridges, Moving Magnet models have established a good reputation among music lovers and Hi-Fi enthusiasts the world over.

The new Ortofon OM 5 series encompasses three basic cartridges: OM 5S, OM 5E and Super OM 5E.

• The series is the lowest-mass range of moving magnet cartridges offered by Ortofon.
• The OM cartridges bodies have been designed to provide easy mounting and alignment on both top mount and bottom mount headshells.
• The OM 5 Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

  • Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 4 mV
  • Channel balance at 1 kHz - 1.5 dB
  • Channel separation at 1 kHz - 22 dB
  • Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
  • Frequency response - 20-20.000 Hz + 3 / -3
  • Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 60 µm
  • Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 20 µm/mN
  • Stylus type - Elliptical
  • Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/18 µm
  • Tracking force range - 1.5-2.0 g (15-20 mN)
  • Tracking force, recommended - 1.75 g (17.5 mN)
  • Tracking angle - 20°
  • Internal impedance, DC resistance - 1 kOhm
  • Internal inductance - 580 mH
  • Recommended load resistance - 47 kOhm
  • Recommended load capacitance - 200-500 pF
  • Cartridge colour, body/stylus - Black/Black
  • Cartridge weight incl. extra weight - 5 g
  • Cartridge weight excl. extra weight - 2.5 g
  • Replacement stylus unit - Stylus 5 E, Stylus 10