Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM Phono Cartridge

Special Commemorative Ludwig van Beethoven Model

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, Ortofon has released the 2M Black LVB 250 Exclusive Model. The 2M Black flagship from Ortofon is widely acknowledged as being one of the best MM cartridges on the market, but at Ortofon being the best doesn’t mean that it can’t get even better.

Benefits Of High-End Materials

The 2M Black LVB 250 has been recreated from the concepts of its predecessor, the 2M Black. But the 2M Black LVB 250 performance takes one step further to enhance the cartridge’s capabilities and technical excellence.

The 2M Black LVB 250 uses a Nude Shibata diamond on a Boron cantilever, the combination known from the acclaimed MC Cadenza Black cartridge. The Nude Shibata stylus’s slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including the highest frequencies.

The use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed and responsiveness.

The New Rubber Compound Formula

To attain an optimal interaction between compliance and damping, a new rubber compound for the suspension system has been developed.

The new rubber compound formula is based on the Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes (MWCNT) highly efficient nano filler. The new MWCNT-based compound offers desirable mechanical properties, which ensure better damping and improve the overall performance of the cartridge.

Also, the new MWCNT rubber compound allows for more environmental-friendly production, adding further benefit. The MWCNT powder is applied in a rubber polymer matrix and not in a powdered form, which makes the production process more clean, non-polluting and energy saving.

Product Features

Premium flagship magnet phono cartridge
Special commemorative LVB 250 Ludwig van Beethoven model
Nude Shibata diamond on a Boron cantilever
Easy mounting new rubber compound for the suspension system based on eco-friendly Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes (MWCNT)
Compatible with most tonearms

Product Specs

Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.: 5.0 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz: 27 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dB
Frequency range at - 1dB: 20-20,000 Hz
Frequency response: 20-20.000 Hz + 2 / - 1 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: 1.5-1.7g (15-17 mN)
Tracking force, recommended: 16 g (16 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 color, body/stylus: Black/Blue
Cartridge weight: 7.2 g
Replacement stylus unit: 2M Black LVB 250
Interchangeable styli units - 2M Black and 2M Bronze

Product Manual

	Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 User Manual (PDF Format)

	Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 Specification Sheet (PDF Format)

2022, 2023 Recommended Components - Stereophile

"...sounded detailed, open, and extended on top."

- Stereophile, April 2022

EISA Award - Best Phono Cartridge 2021-2022

"It fits the bill with a silky, sophisticated presentation especially well-suited to classical, jazz and acoustic music. Refined and composed, it uses a version of the stylus and cantilever found in the company’s Cadenza Black moving-coil cartridge. This, along with a new suspension, all contributes to a sound that boasts rock-solid imaging, great stereo focus and depth along with a smooth, lush view of strings and other acoustic instruments."

- Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), 2021

"The sound was rich and full, if not quite as scalpel-like in its precision."

"Having lived with the 2M Red, I was surprised to hear how the 2M Black LVB 250 varied from its sibling. It's certainly more refined and composed, if less vivacious. What amused me was the not-so-subtle clue communicated by LVB's silhouette on the side: this is a silky, sophisticated cartridge which – to my ears – favours classical, much jazz and acoustic, rather than the sizzle-and-snap of pop or rock."

- Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News, July 6, 2021

"For the obstinate who stick with and prefer moving magnet to moving coil cartridges, the 2M Black LVB 250 makes the case as well if not better than any currently available MM at least that Ithat I know of."

- Michael Fremer, Analog Planet, April 5, 2021

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