MC Verismo

Exclusive Moving Coil Cartridge

MC Verismo

Exclusive Moving Coil Cartridge

The name Verismo is derived from the Italian “vero”,
meaning “true” and is the Italian for “realism”.
Verismo was a post-Romantic operatic genre, that
had its origins in an Italian literary movement in
the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Verismo’s
operatic tradition is assosiated with Italiancomposers such as Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Francesco Cilea
and Giacomo Puccini, who sought to portray theworld with greater realism.
At Ortofon, our ultimate purpose is to continually raise the bar for true,
faithful and accurate reproduction of the recorded sound. It is to provide
the ultimate musical experience through a mixture of innovation andtechnical expertise, creating unique value for all listeners by allowing
them to reveal music’s true inner emotions.
We believe that our legacy is best preserved and strengthened by thedevelopment of exciting new products that keeps Ortofon viable for the future.

The Ortofon Exclusives Series of our highest
performing Moving Coil cartridges has now
been expanded to include a new premiermodel – the MC Verismo
The Ortofon Exclusives series cartridges are widely acknowledged
as being some of the best Moving Coil cartridges on the market,
and we are continuously working on expanding the Exclusives
range to offer music lovers even more opportunities to experience
the supreme quality, precision, impact and dynamics that a highend reference cartridge conveys.
The MC Verismo model has been developed based on ourextensive knowledge of vibration properties, different shapes andmaterials characteristics, as well as competences in magnetism,mechanical design and technologies. This new state-of-the-art
product, representative of numerous Ortofon design ideals, istruly exemplary of the highest degree of performance possible incontemporary analogue playback technology.

SLM technology and high precision process eschews traditional
techniques: considered an engineering breakthrough, the SLM
process welds fine particles of Titanium together, layer-by layer,
to construct a single piece body devoid of extraneous material.
This technique allows for precise control of the density of the bodymaterial, allowing for extremely high internal damping. The final resultprovides freedom over vibrations within the cartridge body material.
Consistent use of Titanium in the Exclusives cartridges has
provided a further improvement to the overall rigidity of thestructures, the cartridges’ weight and their dynamic capability.
For the brand new MC Verismo, this also allows this cartridge tobe perfectly matched with an extremely wide array of different
tonearms. Because of the nature of SLM-based construction, eachcartridge body is cosmetically unique and will show small dimples
or lines under close examination.

Design elements, high-end materials andtechnological prowess

As in all Exclusives series cartridges, the MC Verismo makes useof Ortofon’s Replicant 100 diamond. This Line Contact typestylus distinguishes itself by having a narrow and long contact
surface, which is as close as possible to the original cutting stylus.
This ensures the most accurate reproduction, lowest distortion andextended frequency range.

The housing of the Verismo cartridge is made in Titanium with theSelective Laser Melting (SLM) technique. The SLM technique
was pioneered by Ortofon in 2008 for manufacturing of theMC A90 and the SPU A90 Anniversary cartridges, and sincethen was refined in subsequent Exclusive Series models. TheThe addition of a solid Diamond cantilever provides the best
possible interface between the stylus and armature, owing to its
hardness and crystal structure. The improvements found in the useof a Diamond cantilever have redefined the boundaries of analogue

Flexibility and performance with a rangeof compatibility
Historically, Ortofon has always followed its own path with regard
to the mechanical design of the cartridge housing, because
mechanical rigidity and total freedom from unwanted vibrationsin the audible range are a precondition for optimal sound quality.
In the MC Verismo the cartridge’s contact with the tonearmtakes place through three well-defined contact points placed on
the top side of the cartridge. This means that the mechanicalintegration of the cartridge and the tonearm is always absolutely
perfect and will result in a significant and breathtaking increasein dynamics, resolution, and richness in detail.

reproduction, presenting greater inner detail, subtlety, and depth
like never before.
The magnet system is based on an extremely strong, compact
neodymium magnet, which makes the generator system bothcompact and lighter through its minimal dimensions.
Using Ortofon’s Aucurum coils of gold-plated, 6NX oxygen
free copper allows for zero-loss transmission of the diamond’s
movements via its Diamond cantilever. This combination makes
use of low moving mass and an extremely high degree of rigidity.
Much like its predecessors, the MC A95 and the MC Windfeld
Ti, the MC Verismo employs the special designed armaturecomprised of a metal alloy which is less magnetic than normaliron. This provides noteworthy benefit to the dynamic capabilitiesof the cartridge. The reason for this is that our high-tech armature
has almost no influence on the magnetic field during movement.
Moreover it allows to achieve extreme precision in each coil turn in
all layers. This enables the MC Verismo to obtain a higher degreeof channel separation, while simultaneously offering lower distortionand better channel balance.

Increase in dynamics, resolution and richness
in detailOrtofon’s Field Stabilizing Element (FSE), a small cylinder ofconductive material strategically placed inside the magnet system,

With optimized weight and moderate compliance to suitthe majority of modern tonearms, the MC Verismo is easily
compatible with an endless array of contemporary high-end
turntable equipment.
A low internal impedance of 7 ohm and a low output voltage
of 0.2 mV makes the Ortofon MC Verismo a perfect partner for
most MC pre-amps as well as step-up transformers, including
the Ortofon ST-80 SE.
When combined with Ortofon’s world-class knowledge inanalogue sound reproduction, the MC Verismo will undoubtedly
provide sound which simply has to be experienced.

guarantees that the magnetic field remains stable regardlessof the movement of the armature. FSE improves the channel
separation, while at the same time minimizing dynamic distortionand intermodulation. The result: fantastic dynamics and even more
elbow room between the musicians. You simply experience greater
breadth, height and depth in the sound scenario between the highend system’s loudspeakers!
One of the important components is Ortofon’s patented Wide
Range Damping system (WRD), in which a small, heavy platinum
disc is sandwiched between two rubber absorbers, both withdifferent properties. This ensures not only an exceptional tracking
performance, but also creates a perfect damping through theentire frequency range. Because of this, distortion and resonanceare virtually eliminated.
To attain an optimal interaction between compliance and damping,a newly developed rubber compound for the suspension
system has been used. The new rubber compound formulabased on the Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes (MWCNT) highly
efficient nano filler. The MWCNT-based compound offers desirable
mechanical properties, which ensure better damping and improve
the overall performance of the cartridge.

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MC Verismo

Exclusive Moving Coil Cartridge

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Technical Data
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec.

0.2 mV

Channel balance at 1 kHz

0.5 dB

Channel separation at 1 kHz

25 dB

Channel separation at 15 kHz

20 dB

Frequency response

20 Hz – 20 kHz +2/-1 dB

Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force

80 μm

Compliance, dynamic, lateral

13 μm/mN

Stylus typeSpecial polished Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 on Diamond cantilever

Stylus tip radiusr/R 5/100 μm

Tracking force, recommended

2.6 g (26 mN)

Tracking angle

23°

Internal impedance, DC resistance

7 Ohm

Recommended load impedance

10 OhmCoil wire material

Aucurum, gold-plated, 6NX oxygen free copper

Cartridge body material

SLM Titanium

Cartridge colour

Silver

Cartridge weight

9.5 g

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