MC Cadenza Bronze - True High-End

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 Bronze adds even more detail and resolution in a very evenhanded way that respects all elements.

Accuracy - A Reference Cartridge

The Cadenza Bronze is a true high-end reference cartridge, conveying music with supreme precision, impact, and dynamics.

The Cadenza Bronze model features a Replicant 100 stylus and a conical aluminum cantilever. The coil wire is the renowned Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold-plated 6NX copper wire.

A Field Stabilizing Element (FSE) is used for optimal linearity, especially during complex crescendo passages.

The Cadenza Bronze's stereo imaging capabilities illuminate the farthest corners of the soundstage in all three dimensions.

The Cadenza Series

At Ortofon, we constantly seek new technologies to incorporate into our products and push the performance of existing technology. Thus, we ensure the highest level of performance and quality. The Kontrapunkt models and MC Jubilee have become market standards and are among our most popular cartridges. Nevertheless, Ortofon has decided to develop a new cartridge series that is even more ambitious.

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

The MC Cadenza Bronze adds even more detail and resolution in a very evenhanded way that respects all elements.

Product Specifications:

• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5 cm/sec: 0.4 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz: < 1 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: > 24 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: > 20 dB
• Frequency range at –3 dB: 20 – 55 kHz
• Frequency response (20 Hz – 20 kHz): ±1.5
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force: 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 12 µm/mN
• Stylus type: Nude Ortofon Replicant on conical aluminum cantilever
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 5/100 µm
• Tracking force range: 2.2-2.7 g (22-27 mN)
• Recommended tracking force: 2.5 g (25 mN) *Typical value
• Tracking angle: 23°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 5 Ohm
• Recommended load impedance: 50-200 Ohm
• Cartridge body material: Stainless steel / Aluminum
• Cartridge color: Bronze/Black
• Cartridge weight: 10.7 grams