The Xpression features an ultra-fine and extra polished version of the unique Ortofon Replicant 100 stylus on Boron Cantilever. The Replicant 100 is also used in the MC A90, MC Windfeld, MC Anna, and MC Cadenza Bronze cartridges, providing more responsive and transparent sound reproduction.
One of the preconditions for linear reproduction with a wide frequency range and optimal tracking performance is a diamond - the shape of which is as close as possible to the original cutting needle.
This diamond is incredibly small and light but has an extraordinarily large vertical contact surface despite its minimal radius of rounding. Correctly fitted at a vertical angle of 23 degrees, an Ortofon Replicant Stylus 100 will read the musical information in the grooves of a record with a greater degree of accuracy than any other kind of needle.
Extreme rigidity Boron cantilever
Using Ortofon’s Aucurum coils of gold-plated, 6NX oxygen-free copper allows for zero-loss transmission of the diamond’s movements via its Boron cantilever. This combination, which has also been employed for use in the MC Windfeld, MC A90, and MC A95 cartridges, combines low moving mass with an extremely high degree of rigidity.
SPECS:
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Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec
0.5 dB, 0.2 mV
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Channel seperation at 1 kHz
25 dB
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Channel seperation at 15 kHz
20 dB
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Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz
+/- 2 dB
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Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force
80 μm
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Compliance, dynamic, lateral
11 μm/mN
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Stylus type
Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Diamond cantilever
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Stylus tip radius
r/R 5/100 μm
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Tracking force range
2.5 – 2.8 g
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Tracking force, recommended
2.6 g
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Tracking angle
23°
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Internal impedance, DC resistance
6Ω
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Recommended load impedance
>10 Ω
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Cartridge body material
SLM Titanium
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Cartridge colour
Silver/Black
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Cartridge weight
17.5 g
