Top of the heap..a century of research and advancements,the new Ortofon Century Cartridge.


New to the market is the flagship cartridge from Ortofon...the MC Century. It will apparently embody all that is best in the Anna and add to that the higher resolution that is found on the A95. Priced at a paltry $12K and including special packaging, this cartridge is billed as being the SOTA. ( and of course, it has a ultra low output of 0.2mv, which will severely restrict its use with many phono preamps).
Anyone actually heard this cartridge, and if so...impressions.

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All audio companies try to push the envelope. My understanding is Ortofon is building only 100 century cartridges. If they turn out to be as good as described they could be a bargain. I owned the anna. It was a good cartridge. Low output cartridges is where the high end is headed. I prefer the sound of low out put. The idea that they are pricing them selves out of the market is just dumb. Every real high end co has it’s no cost restraints product to show off its ability. Eventually the tech trickles down to its other lower priced items. Cars, audio, phones, computers and yes even watches (Although I don’t know who wears a watch any more). You have to keep moving forward or you cease to exist!
Just my view anyway.
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