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The Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 is a special-edition moving-magnet phono cartridge created to commemorate Ludwig van Beethoven. It is based on the 2M Black and uses a Nude Shibata diamond mounted on a boron cantilever, together with Ortofon's Nano Tube suspension system using a carbon-nanotube rubber compound. The cartridge has a 5 mV output and is designed for standard moving-magnet phono inputs with a recommended 47 kΩ load and 150–300 pF capacitance.
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Components that show up alongside the 2M Black LVB 250 in real systems. A verdict means the pair has been checked for compatibility and headroom — open it to see how the two get along.
The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Carmen mkII's output is 2.1 mV against the 2M Black LVB 250's 5.0 mV and its tracking force 1.4 g against 1.6 g. Both share compliance (22 cu) and cartridge type (MM).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The IQ II's output is 6.5 mV against the 2M Black LVB 250's 5.0 mV, its compliance 24 cu against 22 cu, and its tracking force 1.8 g against 1.6 g. Both share cartridge type (MM).
The 2M Black's tracking force is 1.5 g against the 2M Black LVB 250's 1.6 g. Both share output (5.0 mV), compliance (22 cu), and cartridge type (MM).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The IQ3 MM's output is 6.5 mV against the 2M Black LVB 250's 5.0 mV, its compliance 24 cu against 22 cu, and its tracking force 1.8 g against 1.6 g. Both share cartridge type (MM).
2MR Black LVB 250
2MR Black
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