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Output voltage: 0.2mV
Channel balance: 0.5dB
Channel separation: 25dB
Frequency response: 20Hz–20kHz +/-1.5dB
Tracking ability: 80µm
Stylus type: Special polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on diamond cantilever
Tracking force: 2.4g (24mN)
Tracking angle: 23°
Internal impedance: 6 ohms
Recommended load impedance: 10 ohms
Weight: 15g
...To reduce unwanted resonances, it relies on a process called Selective Laser Melting to construct the titanium body and housing for the cartridge, essentially a process of grafting layer after layer of titanium on top of each other for maximum rigidity. Ortofon also uses the Nude Replicant 100 diamond on a diamond cantilever in the Century. The relatively low output voltage of 0.2mV means that a phonostage with a healthy amount of gain is a must—I paired it with a custom-made Ypsilon step-up transformer that was set to match the Century. In use the cartridge was always dead quiet, attracting none of the external hum or noise that can sometimes plague vinyl playback....
This is one of the more imperturbable cartridges that I’ve had the pleasure to experience. No grit, no grain, none of the dreaded rise in the treble region that is often associated with moving-coil cartridges.
When it came to sheer wallop factor, the Century was no wallflower, either. On Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” or Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” it hit quite hard. Bass was full, rich, and resonant. But it has to be said that the Century was never as overtly exciting as the Lyra Atlas SL.
Ortofon MC Century Phono Cartridge - The Absolute Sound
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