Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 Moving Magnet Cartridge - Limited Edition

Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250

Limited Edition -The new Ortofon Exclusive 2M Black LVB 250 model

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, Ortofon announces the release of the 2M Black LVB 250 Exclusive Model. The 2M Black flagship from Ortofon is widely acknowledged as being one of the best MM cartridges on the market, but at Ortofon being the best doesn’t mean that they can’t get better.

Benefits of high-end materials

The 2M Black LVB 250 has been recreated from the concepts of its predecessor, the 2M Black, but the 2M Black LVB 250 performance takes one step further to enhance the cartridge’s capabilities and technical excellence.

The 2M Black LVB 250 uses a Nude Shibata diamond on a Boron cantilever, the combination known from the acclaimed MC Cadenza Black cartridge.

The Nude Shibata stylus’s slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the highest frequencies.

The use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed and responsiveness.

The new rubber compound formula

To attain an optimal interaction between compliance and damping, a new rubber compound for the suspension system has been developed.

The new rubber compound formula is based on the Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes (MWCNT) highly efficient nano filler. The new MWCNT-based compound offers desirable mechanical properties, which ensure better damping and improve the overall performance of the cartridge.

Also, the new MWCNT rubber compound allows for more environmental-friendly production, adding further benefit. The MWCNT powder is applied in a rubber polymer matrix and not in a powdered form, which makes the production process more clean, non-polluting and energy saving.

Accuracy level

The 2M Black is an outstanding cartridge and widely considered as the ultimate in moving magnet.

So, why attempt to create something even better? Because perfection runs in Ortofon's blood. 

The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black, and the result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you have let the artist into your house and have them playing right in your living room.

Stylus

The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black with a Nude Shibata diamond on a boron cantilever. The use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed, and responsiveness.

The Nude Shibata stylus’ slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the highest frequencies

Technical Specifications
Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec.  -  5 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz  - 
Channel separation at 1 kHz  -  > 27 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz  -  15 dB
Frequency response  -  20-20.000 + 2 / - 1 dB
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force  -  80 µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral  -  22 µm/mN
Stylus type  -  Nude Shibata
Stylus tip radius  -  r/R 6/50 µm
Cantilever material - Boron
Tracking force range  -  1.5-1.7 g (15-17 mN)
Tracking force, recommended  - 1.6 g (16 mN)
Tracking angle  -  20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance  -  1.2 kOhm
Internal inductance  -  630 mH
Recommended load resistance  -  47 kOhm
Recommended load capacitance  -  150-300 pF
Cartridge colour, body/stylus  -  Black/Black
Cartridge weight  -  7.2 g
Replacement stylus unit  - 2M Black LVB 250
Interchangeable styli units -  2M Black and 2M Bronze
Product Features
Stylus lifetime
with proper care we find that up to 1000 hours is possible without degradation of performance. 
2M Series styli interchangeability
The 2M Series' engines, coils and magnets configurations are not all the same. 

Red and Blue are identical, as are the Bronze and Black and so to are the true mono variants 2M Mono and 2M 78. 

2M series styli are interchangeable within the following combinations: 

2M Red, 2M Blue and 2M Silver
2M Bronze, 2M Black and 2M Black LVB 250
2M Mono and 2M 78
 

*Reprint from manufacturers website.