In the mid-1980s, the original Concorde cartridges changed the landscape of vinyl DJing, and throughout the years Ortofon has continuously refined the Concorde brand by offering more than a dozen different models to the DJ market. During the past few years, Ortofon embarked on a mission to take the Concorde design back to ground zero, collaborating with some of the world’s top vinyl DJs to create a new series which would fulfill the needs of the modern DJ professional.
There are 5 cartridges in the series: MIX, DJ, CLUB, SCRATCH and DIGITAL – a clear product range for five applications and technological improvements for better performance.
All models benefit from a replaceable reinforced finger lift, which is easily replaced if broken.
The cartridge bodies have been broadened, to offer greater stability during performances.
Replacement styli offer a tactile feedback when seating, indicating a snug and secure fit, while a cut-out area in the front allows for far more accurate needle drops.
The Concorde MkII’s unique 2-seqment body design creates a fresh and attractive aesthetic.
The Concorde MIX offers a budget-friendly, yet high quality option capable of good all-round performance, while the Concorde DJ is considered the jack-of-all-trades, boasting accurate sound reproduction and excellent groove handling. The Concorde CLUB features a special Elliptical diamond and offers the best sound quality achievable for traditional vinyl playback and offers an outstanding platform for archival and sampling. The Concorde SCRATCH allows turntablist and scratching DJs to achieve new levels of performance with an unprecedented tracking ability and extra high output, and the specially-optimized Concorde DIGITAL offers both of these features with a technology designed to extend the life of timecode vinyl and minimize errors in decoding.
The new generation of Concorde tailored uniquely to the demands of modern turntable DJs.
Concorde MK2 Mix – General-purpose model for scratch and back-cueing
Provides great performance and durability. It has a good quality spherical stylus, a solid cantilever, and serves general purposes well.
It offers both reasonable output, high sound quality and a good tracking ability for virtually any style of music.
With transparent sound across the spectrum and excellent handling ability, the MIX represents one of the longest running values in DJ cartridges.
Excellent price-to-performance ratio.
Specs
Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 6 mV
Channel balance at 1kHz – 1,5 dB
Channel separation at 1kHz – 20 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB
Frequency range at -3dB – 20-20.000 Hz
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommmended tracking force – 100 μm
Compliance, dynamic lateral – 14 μm/m N
Stylus type – Spherical R 18 μm
Tracking force range – 2 – 4 g
Tracking force recommended – 3 g
Cartridge weight – 18,5 g
Replacement stylus unit – MIX
Concorde MK2 DJ – Excellent groove handling
The Concorde DJ is considered the jack-of-all-trades, boasting accurate sound reproduction and excellent groove handling.
The DJ is great for any style of music.
It has a spherical stylus and an extremely balanced cantilever that provides outstanding rigidity.
Not only does the cartridge have a most sufficient tracking ability, it also provides the DJs with the most needed stringency and very low record wear.
All in all: improved tracking, alongside of accurate sound reproduction and an excellent groove handling.
Specs
Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 6 mV
Channel balance at 1kHz – 1 dB
Channel separation at 1kHz – 22 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB
Frequency range at -3dB – 20-20.000 Hz
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommmended tracking force – 100 μm
Compliance, dynamic lateral – 14 μm/m N
Stylus type – Spherical R 18 μm
Tracking force range – 3 – 5 g
Tracking force recommended – 4 g
Cartridge weight – 18,5 g
Replacement stylus unit – DJ
Concorde MK2 Digital – Designed to extend the life of timecode vinyl and minimize errors in decoding
At the same time DIGITAL provides optimal output voltage and sound quality for use with conventional vinyl.
This optimized 10 mV output voltage maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio of the audio being fed to the software, which results in better interpretation of the timecode signal.
Furthermore, a decrease in the reproduction of frequencies where vinyl wear & crackle occur helps to minimize errors in the interpretation of the timecode signal and helps timecoded vinyl records last longer.
Specs
Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 10 mV
Channel balance at 1kHz – 1 dB
Channel separation at 1kHz – 22 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB
Frequency range at -3dB – 20-18.000 Hz
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommmended tracking force – 100 μm
Compliance, dynamic lateral – 14 μm/m N
Stylus type – Spherical R 18 μm
Tracking force range – 3 – 5 g
Tracking force recommended – 4 g
Cartridge weight – 18,5 g
Replacement stylus unit – DIGITAL
Concorde MK2 Scratch – New levels of performance
The Concorde Scratch allows turntablist and scratching DJs to achieve new levels of performance with an unprecedented tracking ability and extra high output.
The SCRATCH is intended especially for scratching and back-cueing. The SCRATCH uses spherical styli, as they preserve more of the groove over backcueing and scratching.
For DJs that require increased tracking ability, the SCRATCH is up to the task. The Scratch has a supreme ability to trace the grooves of the records and it is tailored specifically for scratch.
Due to its very high output 10 mV, it is perfect for scratch of all music with deep bass frequences. With solid bass reproduction and extended highs, the SCRATCH is great for any style, providing energetic sound. Maximum scratch performance guaranteed!
Specs
Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 10 mV
Channel balance at 1kHz – 1 dB
Channel separation at 1kHz – 22 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB
Frequency range at -3dB – 20-18.000 Hz
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommmended tracking force – 120 μm
Compliance, dynamic lateral – 14 μm/m N
Stylus type – Spherical R 18 μm
Tracking force range – 3 – 5 g
Tracking force recommended – 4 g
Cartridge weight – 18,5 g
Replacement stylus unit – SCRATCH
Concorde MK2 Club – The best sound quality achievable for traditional vinyl playback
The CLUB boasts the best specifications and best sound, making it an ideal choice for Club DJs in any environment: studio, broadcast or club.
The CLUB features a Special-Elliptic stylus that allows for detailed sound quality: Special-Elliptic stylus fits better in the groove and therefore has more contact area with the groove itself, extracting more intricate details, than is possible with a spherical diamond.
The CLUB’s 8 mV output voltage requires less gain from the preamps, providing cleaner sound reproduction and less susceptibility to feedback in live environments.
The CLUB offers an outstanding platform for archival and sampling.
Specs
Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 8 mV
Channel balance at 1kHz – 1 dB
Channel separation at 1kHz – 25 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz – 15 dB
Frequency range at -3dB – 20-20.000 Hz
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommmended tracking force – 100 μm
