Music Red vs Sumiko Rainier
The Rainier's output is 5.0 mV against the Music Red's 6.0 mV, its compliance 10 cu against 15 cu, its tracking force 2.0 g against 1.8 g, and its channel separation 25 dB against 22 dB.
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Ortofon Concorde Music Red is a moving magnet (MM) phono cartridge with an elliptical diamond stylus on an aluminum cantilever, designed for S-shaped tonearms with SME/bayonet mounting. It uses Ortofon’s quad-coil generator with split pole pins and silver-plated oxygen-free copper wiring, and it is upgradeable across the Concorde Music stylus range up to Black LVB 250.
Phono cartridge specifications
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Rainier's output is 5.0 mV against the Music Red's 6.0 mV, its compliance 10 cu against 15 cu, its tracking force 2.0 g against 1.8 g, and its channel separation 25 dB against 22 dB.
The 2M Blue's output is 5.5 mV against the Music Red's 6.0 mV and its compliance 20 cu against 15 cu. Both share tracking force (1.8 g) and cartridge type (MM).
The Concorde 5E's output is 4.0 mV against the Music Red's 6.0 mV and its compliance 20 cu against 15 cu. Both share tracking force (1.8 g) and cartridge type (MM).
The AT-VM95ML's output is 3.5 mV against the Music Red's 6.0 mV, its compliance 20 cu against 15 cu, its tracking force 2.0 g against 1.8 g, and its channel separation 23 dB against 22 dB.
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