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Anyone have experience to share regarding the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze MC cartridge?

I've been very happy with the Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge I use on my Technics SL1210G turntable, enjoying a lot of jazz and classical music. Obviously I've heard many times that a Moving Coil cartridge can reveal more detail so I've been thinking of upgrading to the Orotofon Cadenza MC Bronze. However, Orotofon acknowledges the cartridge is "tuned to be warm." How is this done and how does it affect music playback (i.e. rolling off treble, attenuating bass, etc.)? Anyone have experience with this cartridge they can share with me?

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rossb
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The Ortofon Bronze is a superb cartridge, and in my opinion is the best sounding of the Cadenzas (I've owned them all). It is not a warm sounding cartridge compared with, say, Benz or Koetsu, but is just a tad warmer than the typical (neutral) Ortofon sound. I doubt you would be disappointed by it.

 

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