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In Reply to: Ortofon MC 200 posted by Steelhead on August 1, 2005 at 16:05:18:
as John Ellison pointed out. The MC 200 came in two models the MC 200 (a P mount cartridge):
and the MC 200U (the standard mount model):The specs were identical except for the mass:
Output 0.09mv
Freq Response 20Hz - 35kHz
Compliance 13 x 10-6 cm/Dyne
Channel Seperation 25db (at 1kHZ)
Channel Balance 1.5db
Tracking Force 1.2-1.8gm
Fine Line Stylus
Mass 16.5gm (MC 200), 5.3gm (MC 200U)
The MC 2000 was a much better cartridge:It's specs were:
Output 0.05mv
Freq Response 5Hz-50kHz
Compliance 20 x 10-6 cm/Dyne
Channel Seperation 25db (1kHz)
Channel Balance 1db
Tracking Force 1.2-1.8gm
Symmetrical Line Contact Stylus
Mass 11gm
Ed
We don't shush around here! (Siegfried)
My system
Follow Ups:
Hi Ed,I didn't remember the MC-200 being such a low output cartridge. It seemed to work just fine with my Yamaha C-2x preamp. In fact the C-2x had connections for two cartridges and I owned two identical turntables at the time. I had my MC-200 in one turntable and my MC-2000 in the other. My MC-200 was plugged into the moving coil section of my C-2x whereas the MC-2000 was connected to a T-2000 transformer, which was connected to the moving magnet section of the C-2x. Both played with very similar, if not identical, volume.
Where did you come by that information about the output level of 0.09-mV for the MC-200? I wish I still had my spec sheet. Perhaps you are correct, but I have a feeling it might have had a bit more output than 0.09-mV.
Anyway, thanks for the information and the pictures. It brings back fond memories. The MC-2000 was one of the finest cartridges ever made, although it was way too compliant. I had mine mounted in a SME Series III with only 4.5-g effective arm mass and its resonance was still just 8-Hz. I guess that's why they came out with the MC-2000 Mk II.
Best regards,
John Elison
I get the info from so many sources I lose track. If you find out I'm wrong let me know and I'll fix the entry in the Cartridge Database.I can't count the number of times I've received conflicting or just plain wrong info on cartridges. I also get the fun of getting specs without the units the numbers refer to (eg. many times the output voltage is missing the velocity info).
Nonetheless I'm glad you enjoyed the info/photos on the old MCs
Ed
We don't shush around here! (Siegfried)
My system
Appreciate the info Ed.
nt
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Its intended for mounting on the end of a tonearm equiped with a standard headshell socket.Ed
We don't shush around here! (Siegfried)
My system
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