MC Cadenza Blue - Tremendous Clarity

Cadenza, derived from the Italian word "cadence," designates a segment within a musical performance, typically a concert, where the orchestra ceases to play, allowing the soloist to perform independently, unrestrained by a strict rhythmic pattern.

This solo passage, known as a cadenza, typically showcases the most ornate and virtuosic sections performed by the solo instrument throughout the composition. As the cadenza concludes, the orchestra resumes its presence, often bringing the movement to its culmination.

The MC Cadenza Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open, and reproduces more details.

High-Performance Accuracy Level

The Cadenza Blue is true to the music, with tremendous clarity.

The Cadenza Blue model uses a Nude FG 70 stylus with a very thin ruby cantilever. The coils are made from 6NX (99.9999%) pure silver wire. An improved winding process on the armature allows for better channel balance.

The soundstage of the Cadenza Blue is wide open and grandiose right out of the box. Micro-dynamics and ambience are evident when listening to complex compositions. It reaches a very high degree of definition in perspective, which is very pronounced.

Push the Performance - The Cadenza Series

At Ortofon, we perpetually seek fresh technologies to incorporate into our products, driving the advancement of current technologies. This commitment ensures the attainment of the utmost performance and quality. The Kontrapunkt models and MC Jubilee have set benchmarks in the market, emerging as some of our most sought-after cartridges. Yet, despite this success, Ortofon has chosen to embark on the development of a novel cartridge series that aspires to even greater heights.

Each of the five Cadenza Series cartridges has its own individual sonic expression, and all five models together represent an ensemble of five classic variations.

The MC Cadenza Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open, and reproduces more details.

Product Specifications:

• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec: 0.5 mV
• Channel balance: < 1.2 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 23 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: > 15 dB
• Frequency range at -3 dB: 20 Hz - 50 kHz
• Frequency response (20 Hz - 20 kHz): +2/-1
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 μm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 12 μm/mN
• Stylus type: Nude FG 70 on ruby cantilever
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 6/70
• Tracking force range: 2.2-2.7 g (22-27 mN)
• Recommended tracking force: 2.5 g (25 mN)
• Tracking angle: 20º
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 5 Ohm
• Recommended load impedance: 50-200 Ohm
• Cartridge body material: Stainless steel and aluminum
• Cartridge color: Blue/Black
• Cartridge weight: 10.7 g