Ortofon 2M Black Verso - Moving Magnet Cartridge

2M Black - True to the groove

The 2M Black is the flagship of the series and it lives up to this with flying colors. The Shibata diamond gives it contact with the groove like nothing else. You can hear every little detail in the music from every part of the spectrum. Just the way the artist wanted you to. For those who want to sense the presence of the artist in the room when they listen to their records.

Features

The 2M Black is graced with a Shibata diamond which slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the most high frequency groove information. The 2M Black uses a special upgraded engine, featuring split pole pins with a silver plated copper wire.

Ortofon’s have optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, and the weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the market today. The 2M Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

2M Series styli interchangeability

The 2M Series' engines, coils and magnets configurations are not identical: Red and Blue are identical, so are the Bronze and Black and so are the true mono variants 2M Mono and 2M 78. Likewise, 2M series styli are interchangeable within the below combinations

• 2M Red, 2M Blue and 2M Silver
• 2M Bronze, 2M Black and 2m Black LVB 250
• 2M Mono and 2M 78

The 2M Black Verso model is an alternative product for bottom mount headshells

How to replace M2,0 mm screws on 2M Black Verso

• Remove the stylus with the stylus protection guard from the cartridge body to avoid any damage to the diamond.
• Using Torx 8 key, unscrew the black screw from the Verso top plate.
• Remove the top plate from the cartridge body by pulling the screws off.
• Remove the two countersunk screws from the top plate.
• Insert the two M2,0 mm screws in the top plate.
• Mount the top plate on the cartridge body. Hold the top plate with screw-threads hanging down and turn the cartridge body 180 degrees. Mount from above.
• Mount the black screw in the top plate and tighten with appropriate force.
• Mount the cartridge on the tonearm using the enclosed tool.
• Mount the stylus with the stylus protection guard on the cartridge body.

Exploring the Ortofon 2M Lineup

Marc Mickelson of the Audio Beat wrote about the Ortofon 2M Line in his review of August 2016: "...The 2M line has become a de facto reference for moving-magnet cartridges…
It is due to both the sound quality of the various 2M models as well as the wide price range across the line…
The differences among the four stereo 2M models occur in three primary areas: stylus profile, body material, and engine …"

The 2M Series is designed for precise and accurate retrieval of the information in the record groove

The 2M Series is developed in conjunction with the Danish Industrial designer Møller Jensen Design – the same designer who designed the award winning MC Jubilee and Kontrapunkt series. Inspired by the facets of a diamond, whose contours gracefully trace the grooves on a record’s surface, the 2M’s handsome elegance establishes a great combination of form and functionality.

The name 2M was selected from among several ideas. They wanted a modern name that would be easy to pronounce and remember, and therefore an alphanumerical name was chosen. 2M means MM, which is the abbreviation for moving magnet.

Of course the 2M isn’t just another pretty face. It has been engineered to the highest standards and is congruent with Ortofon’s unrelenting commitment to providing the most precise and accurate reproduction possible without coloration.

Each of the 2M Series cartridges has its own individual sonic expression, and all five models together represent the ensemble of five classic variations

• 2M Mono SE, 2M Mono and 2M 78 are a true mono cartridges for playing mono vinyl records
• 2M Red is an all-purpose cartridge that delivers open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth
• 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, sounds more open and reproduces more details
• 2M Bronze adds even more details and resolution but in a very evenhanded way that pays respect to all elements
• 2M Black is the best of everything, true to the groove with resolution and accurate insight into each recording

The 2M series of cartridges features Ortofon’s trademark split pole pins, an invention that enables moving magnet cartridges to have a flat frequency response, as with a moving coil cartridge. Split pole pins were invented by Ortofon, and were originally presented in the 500 series and OM Super series. 

Ortofon’s have optimized the design for ease of mounting the cartridge, and the weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the market today. The 2M Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

2M Black Verso Maintenance Set included the package

• 1 x Stylus brush, carbon fibre
• 1 x Allen key Torx 6
• 1 x Allen key Torx 8
• 2 x Screw M2,0 x 6
• 1 x Stylus pressure gauge
• 1 x Socket spanner