Cool... Trust me, it is - well as much as one can ever comfortably justify such a difference... That extra, significant (and desirable) few percent in performance, obtained with high-end audio equipment, always costs significant $$$ (or £££)!
However, you can console yourself in the knowledge that the Ortofon is (or rather was) still rather more expensive here, as I paid £2200 for mine!
Unfortunately, genuinely class tonearms don't come cheap. Top-notch engineering never does!!
Marco.