The Cadenza Blue model is using 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 a better channel balance.

The soundstage of Cadenza Blue is wide open and grandiose straight out of the box. Micro dynamic and ambience will be evident when listening to complex compositions. It reaches a very high degree of definition in the perspective, which is very present. It is true to the music with a tremendous clarity.

MC Cadenza Series' accessories included the package

1 x Stylus brush, fibre
1 x Screwdriver
Leadwires, pair LW-6N

Screws, pair M2,5 x 3
Screws, pair M2,5 x 5
Screws, pair M2,5 x 6

Technical Specifications

Product code	ORT-CADENZ-MC-CTG-BLU
Technical Data
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)
Tracking force recommended	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 Aluminium
Cartridge colour	Blue/Black
Cartridge weight	10,7 g

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Review quote MC Cadenza Blue

Positive Feedback Issue 98, July 2018
By John Hoffman

"...The Cadenza Blue is created to maximize detail retrieval from a record, and yet accomplish this task without skewing the frequency response, or creating unnatural phase shifts that result in the facade of heightened resolution. Even though the Blue is a remarkably detailed cartridge, it does not sacrifice the integrity of the music to accomplish this. ... "

"...Another attribute of the Cadenza Blue that I find captivating is how this cartridge portrays space... The Cadenza Blue keeps this aspect of the recording tightly focused, and it is possible to listen to the reflected vocals as clearly as you do the initial phrasing...In some ways listening to the emptiness of the room adds another dimension to the music, and the Cadenza Blue allows a listener to hear space and the blackness between the played notes in a way that helps define the music. A gifted composer uses the attributes of silence and time between notes as an element of the composition, and the Cadenza Blue faithfully reproduces these aspects of the music for us to hear..."

"...there are those rare instances where you encounter a component that expresses the organic nature of music in a way that galvanizes your listening experience. The Ortofon Cadenza Blue does this for me, and I willingly admit to being enchanted with the abilities of this cartridge..."

Read the complete review here https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/ortofon-cadenza-blue-cartridge

Review quote MC Cadenza Blue

Hi-Fi News March 2010
Reviewed by Steve Harris

"...if you want a cartridge to give you detail, space, integrity and vitality and fresh insights into every old-favourite LP you put on, the Cadenza Blue will do just fine... "

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