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Ortofon Concorde 5E and Concorde 5S – Cartridges with Elliptical and Spherical Diamond Styluses

04.05.2025 07:02 | ~1 minute read

Ortofon has pleased vinyl lovers with the release of two new inexpensive cartridges - Ortofon Concorde 5E and Concorde 5S. The first cartridge will cost only 79 euros, the second is even more affordable - 69 euros. The new Ortofon Concorde models retain the well-known integrated design of the original Concorde MkI, which ensures ease of installation and compatibility with a wide range of tonearms.

 

Ortofon Concorde 5E
Ortofon Concorde 5E. Image source - (c) Ortofon

The Ortofon Concorde 5E cartridge is equipped with an elliptical diamond stylus, which provides precise tracking and reduced distortion, and guarantees excellent detail. With a recommended tracking force of 1.75 grams and a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz, the Ortofon Concorde 5E cartridge looks absolutely universal.

 

Concorde Concorde 5S
Concorde Concorde 5S. Image source - (c) Ortofon

Ortofon Concorde Concorde 5S is equipped with a spherical diamond stylus. This design provides stable tracking and requires less precision when setting up, and also imposes much fewer restrictions on the condition of the record. Specs have not changed - the Ortofon Concorde 5S cartridge operates in the frequency response from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with a recommended tracking force of 1.75 grams.

Specifications

This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database

Cartidges — Ortofon Concorde 5E

  • Model name

    Concorde 5E

  • Type

    MM

  • Stylus

    Elliptical Diamond

  • Body

    N/A

  • Cantilever

    Aluminium

  • Coils

    OFC

  • Output voltage (mV@5cm/sec)

    4

  • Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)

    20

  • Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)

    20 000

  • Internal impedance (Ohm)

    750

  • Channel separation (dB / 1,000 Hz)

    N/A

  • Compliance (×10-6cm/dyne at 100Hz)

    20

  • Recommended load (Ohm)

    N/A

  • Recommended tonearms

    N/A

  • Weight (g)

    18.5

  • Official link

Specifications

This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database

Cartidges — Ortofon Concorde 5S

  • Model name

    Concorde 5S

  • Type

    MM

  • Stylus

    Spherical Diamond

  • Body

    N/A

  • Cantilever

    Aluminium

  • Coils

    OFC

  • Output voltage (mV@5cm/sec)

    4.5

  • Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)

    20

  • Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)

    20 000

  • Internal impedance (Ohm)

    47

  • Channel separation (dB / 1,000 Hz)

    N/A

  • Compliance (×10-6cm/dyne at 100Hz)

    20 µm/mN

  • Recommended load (Ohm)

    N/A

  • Recommended tonearms

    N/A

  • Weight (g)

    18.5

  • Official link

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