The Ortofon Verismo Has Arrived!

Yes, the idea of a supercharged A95 (or super-super charged A90) with diamond cantilever is very tantalizing! Agree that hopefully the extra body mass might add some fullness and impact to the sound? The A90 isn't thin by any means, but it certainly tends a bit towards "lean". 

I didn't love the Jubilee MC and Windfeld MC, and quite honestly that put me off Ortofon high-end cartridges for years. But the A90 brought me some hope back, and the Verismo certainly looks like the cat's pj's.

Having become Wed to Ortofon MC's for a good period of time, and when the opportunity arrives, am always happy to be able to listen to their upper end models, the Verismo does have an allure, 

It will be interesting to see if this is a Model produced with Materials used for the design, that supersedes other materials used for the Ortofon incorporated Technologies and the Verismo is the Flagship Model, that will eventually have a range of Cart's to follow that will have a Trickle Down of the used Technology.

There does seem to be a increased use of a material on the Body in comparison to the A90 and A95, so I assume there is a design intent to add a little more fullness to a bass note, with the body adding to this as the influence.     

Look forward to the sharing of the user experience with the Cart'.

Yes, I think the easiest way to describe it is an updated A95 with a diamond cantilever.

Awesome! This cartridge is extremely interesting. I have an A90 and really like it. Can you confirm whether it has a diamond cantilever or boron? The Ortofon info says it’s diamond, but some of the product images / renderings really look like boron.

Though the new image insertion feature is (finally!) nice to have, it’s a bit awkward since they don’t offer hosting. I use my imgur account (free) to upload & host photos for audio groups, and link to that in my comments via the "Direct Link" URL from the desired imgur pic.