Bought new this in a sealed manufacturers box at a great discount. I had been looking to upgrade my highly rated Audio Technica budget cartridge by fitting an expensive micro line stylus. Bought this instead. The Ortofon Blue has a nude diamond stylus. Set up was easy using a cheap cartridge protractor and a stylus tracking weight scale. Fitted to the straight carbon tonearm on my AT upper budget turntable the sound is wonderful. Bass is taut and high frequencies clear and sharp without being strident. My hi FI is a budget system using the excellent Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers. This is a cartridge that seems to fly under the radar of most reviewers, which is a shame because it is excellent. Even at retail price it's a great buy and a wonderful listen . Give it a try.
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I like Ortofons product. This is midrange level type with very good price when compared to quality of sound.
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Using on a Rega Planar 2 Turntable (replaced stock carbon cartridge also required a 2mm spacer on the tone arm as cartridge is a little higher than the stock). Overall a good clear detailed sound once all aligned properly.
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Bought this to replace my ortofon 2M red and although subtle the performance is improved in terms of sound quality and detail.
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A worthy, and easy upgrade to the Red. Price / performance sweet spot.
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