The exclusive Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250: The virtuoso among MM systems
To mark the 250th birthday of the musical genius Ludwig van Beethoven, Ortofon is releasing the exclusive Ortofon2M Black LVB 250 model. The 'old' flagship of the 2M series, the 2M Black, is already widely recognized as one of the best MM cartridges on the market. 'Open, fast, detailed, lively, full of vitality and sonically spectacular,' says Marc Mickelson of 'The Audio Beat', for example. But that doesn't mean that Ortofon can't make the 2M Black even better...

What makes the 2M Black LVB 250 even better
The Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 is of course largely based on the 2M Black, but the detailed solutions in the 2M Black LVB250 go a step further. In the 2M Black LVB 250, Ortofon has placed the 'naked' Shibata diamond of the 2M Black on a boron needle carrier - exactly the combination that made the Ortofon MC Cadenza Black a celebrated shooting star. The slim, highly polished profile of the Nude Shibata needle fits closely and over a large area to the groove walls and ensures remarkably detailed reproduction across the entire frequency spectrum, including the very highest frequencies. The extremely stiff and light boron needle carrier ensures remarkable transparency, speed and responsiveness. MC territory? Easy!

To achieve the best compromise between compliance and damping, Ortofon has developed a new rubber for the suspension system, the formula of which is based on a highly efficient nano-filler (MWCNT). In addition, the new rubber compound, which is applied in a rubber polymer matrix rather than in powder form, makes production cleaner and more energy-efficient - in a word: more environmentally friendly.

performance and compatibility
With an optimal weight of 7.2g and a needle compliance of 22µm/mN, the Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 is easily compatible with almost all modern high-end tonearms.

Note: With an Ortofon Stylus 2M LVB 250 needle insert you can not only replace the stylus of this cartridge, but also easily upgrade your existing Ortofon 2M Bronze or Ortofon 2M Black to a fully functional Ortofon 2M Black LVB250!