FOR SALE: Ortofon 2M Black

[Cas]

Ortofon 2M Black with less than 25 hours on it £380 ONO including P&P
Just recently got a price rise to €600 just 0ver £500.

Reason for sale, just cannot seem to get it setup correctly to suit the Nude Shibata sylus.

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 5 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz - 1 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz - 26 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
Frequency range at - 3dB - 20-31.000 Hz
Frequency response - 20-20.000 + 2 / - 0 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 22 µm/mN
Stylus type - Nude Shibata
Stylus tip radius - r/R 6/50 µm
Tracking force range - 1,4-1,7g (14-17 mN)
Tracking force, recommended - 1,5 g (15 mN)
Tracking angle - 20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance - 1,2 kOhm
Internal inductance - 630 mH
Recommended load resistance - 47 kOhm
Recommended load capacitance - 150-300 pF
Cartridge colour, body/stylus - Black/Black
Cartridge weight - 7,2 g

[Dubster68]

Amazing sounding Cartridge if you spend the time getting it set up. Bargain price for someone.

Good luck with the sale

[Cas]

Over 100 views and nobody wants to make a near offer ?

[RobbieGong]

ALL carts should be set up with time and care....
This one due to it's Shibata stylus profile requires even more care, time, patience and attention.
Easy vta adjust is important with these in my experience as it takes very careful dial in.
Worth the hassle though as once you've nailed it you'll be rewarded big time ! A classy cart.

[Cas]

ALL carts should be set up with time and care....
This one due to it's Shibata stylus profile requires even more care, time, patience and attention.
Easy vta adjust is important with these in my experience as it takes very careful dial in.
Worth the hassle though as once you've nailed it you'll be rewarded big time ! A classy cart.

Dialing in the fine adjustment for the VTA is not possible on my turntable, it has two allen screws, undo both and the arm piller
can be physicaly moved up and down, no dial in fine adjustment as some arms have, so the wrong cartridge for my turntable.

[Cas]

Adjustment on my arm is exactly the same , what I'd done is marked line on the pillar when top of the cartridge is parallel to the record surface , then few lines above and below that mark spaced 1mm apart (1mm changes SRA by approx. 1/4 of degree) then fine tuning is quite easy . I also use digital microscope to confirm where stylus is in relation to the record when I start , some styli could be way out as my Clearaudio Concept for example.

This thread is to sell the thing, I want rid of it, thanks for trying to assist though.

[karma67]

the most i could scrape together is £300 if thats any good?

[Cas]

the most i could scrape together is £300 if thats any good?

Sent you a PM.

[karma67]

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[Cas]

Now sold