ORTOFON CONCORDE MUSIC BLUE CARTRIDGE

Concorde Music Blue

Experience clear and detailed sound reproduction with the Concorde Music Blue, featuring a Nude Elliptical stylus on an Aluminum cantilever. It offers an upgrade over the Concorde Music Red, with a seamless upgrade path throughout the entire Concorde Music series, all the way to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250—simply by swapping the stylus.

The Concorde Music Series

Developed by music lovers, for music lovers, the Concorde Music HiFi cartridges combine premium performance with iconic design. Concorde Music reflects a deep appreciation for the profound impact music has on our lives, turning every listening session into a captivating journey.

Installing a Concorde Music cartridge on a turntable is simple and straightforward, requiring no tools, making it hassle-free and convenient.

Award-Winning Cartridge Design

Iconic Design
Building on a rich legacy that began with the launch of the original Concorde, the Concorde Music series holds a storied place as one of the most famous cartridges in the world of audio.

Originally developed to address the challenge of easy mounting on a tonearm without the need for screws or wires, the Concorde's unique design earned the Danish Industrial Design Award and became an icon in the audio industry.

Stylus

The Concorde Music Blue features a Nude Elliptical stylus on an Aluminum cantilever, offering an upgrade over the Concorde Music Red. The nude diamond design, which is lighter than its tipped counterparts, enhances responsiveness, detail, and reduces distortion.

You can enjoy seamless upgrades throughout the series, from the Concorde Music Blue to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250, simply by replacing the stylus.

Unique In-House Rubber Production

Rubber Suspension
A crucial component of overall phono cartridge performance is the stylus's rubber suspension. The Concorde Music Blue utilizes exclusive Ortofon rubber compounds, carefully produced in-house at Ortofon's rubber production facility. These compounds are developed by Ortofon's research and engineering team to ensure exceptional performance.

Precise and Dynamic Sound Image

Coil System
The Concorde Music features Ortofon's quad-coil generating system, which includes four split pole pins. The use of silver-plated, oxygen-free copper for the quad-coil system, along with the four Ortofon split pole pins, ensures exceptional channel balance and separation, delivering precise and dynamic sound. With a 6 mV output, it provides lifelike sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity, capturing every detail.

Perfect Fit for S-Shaped Tonearms

Compatibility
Installing a Concorde Music cartridge on your turntable is simple and requires no tools, making it hassle-free and convenient for all users. Thanks to the bayonet connector, it is fully compatible with all S-shaped tonearms.

Full Upgrade Path

Upgradeability
The Concorde Music Blue can be replaced or upgraded with any of the Concorde Music styli, providing an upgrade path throughout the entire series, all the way to the Concorde Music Black LVB 250.

Upgrading the stylus is easy: simply pull off the old stylus and replace it with the new one. Be sure to keep the stylus guard on when installing the new stylus to protect the needle.

Specifications

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1.5 dB
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec: 6 mV
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 25 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz: 15 dB
• Frequency response (20 Hz - 20 kHz): +2 / -1 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz (recommended tracking force): 80 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 15 µm/mN
• Stylus type: Nude Elliptical diamond on Aluminum cantilever
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 µm
• Tracking force, recommended: 1.8 g
• Tracking angle: 20°
• Cartridge color: Black/Blue
• Cartridge weight: 18 g
• Recommended load resistance: 47 kΩ
• Recommended load capacitance: 150-300 pF