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Ortofon's Chief Officer of Acoustics and Technology Talks On Camera About the New MC Verismo Cartridge

Michael Fremer  |  Oct 1, 2021

Ortofon launched on a September 30th Facebook video the company's new MC Verismo cartridge. The previous day Ortofon's Leif Johannsen participated in a ZOOM interview with AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer and discussed the design and features of the new MC Verismo cartridge.

The new cartridge set to sell for approximately $7000 in The United States fits between the circa $6000 Windfeld Ti and the top of the line $10,499 Anna D (the standard Anna, which sells for around $8900 will eventually be discontinued). Like the Anna D, the new Verismo features a diamond cantilever/Replicant 100 stylus assembly and a SLM (Selective Laser Melt) titanium body that returns to Ortofon's line the revolutionary look of the A90 introduced in 2008.

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zimmer74's picture
Submitted by zimmer74 on Fri, 2021-10-01 19:01

also a big time Ortofon fan here. I bought an A90 when released, and had it rebuilt by the factory a few years ago. The thought of a similar design, with a diamond cantilever, is very appealing.

dial's picture
Submitted by dial on Sat, 2021-10-02 08:24

Agree, Ortofon does good things but I'm afraid my vinyl collection isn't worth the investment.

Steelhead's picture
Submitted by Steelhead on Sun, 2021-10-03 12:27

Although I am not in the rare air territory of the Ortofon lineup I enjoy the Bronze for it's great tracking and overall even response and the added refinement and beautiful presentation of the Kontrapunkt B.

I have always thought the Ortofon line offered excellent value at their price points and can only imagine how freaking good the upper tier must be.

Happy Spinning!

Anton D's picture
Submitted by Anton D on Wed, 2021-10-06 17:52

The Kontrapunkt line delivers the full 'house sound!'

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