--- product_id: 6933778 title: "2M Red Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge" brand: "ortofon" price: "744 zΕ‚" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Ortofon" url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6933778-2m-red-moving-magnet-phono-cartridge store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Dynamic sound with warmth Elliptical diamond stylus Universal fit & easy upgrade 2M Red Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge **Brand:** ortofon **Price:** 744 zΕ‚ **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎧 Elevate your vinyl game β€” hear what you’ve been missing! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 2M Red Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge by ortofon - **How much does it cost?** 744 zΕ‚ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6933778-2m-red-moving-magnet-phono-cartridge) ## Best For - ortofon enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ortofon brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Quietest in Class:** Exceptional hum rejection and low noise floor deliver pristine audio clarity for true vinyl lovers. - β€’ **Upgrade-Ready Design:** Easily swap to the 2M Blue stylus for enhanced performance without replacing the entire cartridge. - β€’ **Seamless Compatibility:** Universal mounting fits most turntables effortlessly, making upgrades painless and stylish. - β€’ **Audiophile-Grade Clarity:** Experience open, dynamic sound with a warm tonal balance that elevates every vinyl spin. - β€’ **Precision Elliptical Stylus:** Crafted with a high-quality elliptical diamond for superior groove tracking and detail retrieval. ## Overview The Ortofon 2M Red Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge is a top-tier, universally compatible cartridge designed for audiophiles seeking rich, dynamic sound with a touch of warmth. Featuring a precision elliptical diamond stylus and easy upgrade path to the 2M Blue stylus, it offers exceptional clarity, quiet operation, and seamless installation, making it a standout choice for professional and enthusiast turntable setups. ## Description Buy Ortofon 2M Red Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge: Turntable Cartridges - desertcart.com βœ“ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases Review: The $99 red reference! - I guess it was about a decade and a 1/2 ago when I wrote a professional review on the OM5E phono cartridperiod. At that time I raved about the cartridge and stated that it and the M97XEwould be responsible for bringing vinyl back. One of my readers responded to the review by stating well. What about the 2M red??I simply shrugged it off and thought to myself. That it could not be possibly that much better. Now. I am prepared to eat those words sir. The 2M ready arrived in a very presentation presentation that was well Boxed. The kid included 2 pairs of different length screws and I Opted for the shorpercent as per the menufacturer. Mounting the cartridge to the head show was a breeze As there were no tiny nuts to fiddle with and possibly los. Is using The techniques overhang gauge and then my 2 point pro tractor I was able to perfect alignment and asthma of the component. I then proceeded to give it 25 hours a break in you can. Using various various recordings in my repertoire from classical to jazz. To rock. I was immediately stunned by the overall wide range clarity richinese and dynamics of what I was listening along with a sound sthat was no less stunning. And in fact was exexclamation point. I thought to myself I'd have to really spend upward of the $200 clear audno concept. MMI had on hand and was willing to trade up. For the newest model add an exchange the old one but but that is going to have to wait another 10 years or so lol OL. This 2M red as a frequency response launch and stereo separation that seems way better than the specs would indicate. .. I must also mention here Vanguard prefer higher output cartridges 2. They're lower output brother and the rated output. Of 5.5 millivolt on the 2M red seems. Rather conservative to me and I would suggest that it is upward of seven point to millibolt period Regardless it is easily the quietest phono cartridge. I've ever experience and hungry and hum rejection is ei the best. I've ever experienced and that includes some very esoteric cartridges of the past. For examthe Pickering XSV 3000 the Stanton L847S.. And even. This company's own OM40 gold with it. It's soteric Britt's ganger stylus cannot equal or surpass the bonded elliptical of the 2M red. After the 25 hour mark and before the 50 hour mark I notice the stylus opened up and the rated compliance of 18 to 20. Gave me impression that it was right at the twentremark as I could hear deeper base and higher heigyes as if out of nowhere suddenly late. On whatever I was listening to. The 2M red was now ready forbirds test. And put it to the test. I did with the professor Johnson's astounding sounding sound show test record that I am which exposes a cartridge words faultiness. And excellence and it just can't run and hide from these two! Everything from percussion the opening dynamics the child on the soft jazz the African precaution. It was all there to perfection save. One little part in the beginning which had suffered damabout 40 years ago with another photo cartridge that I owned at that time period. Channel balance proved tothen and I've never heard better channel balance in my life. !! Inconclusion. I would say definitely go for it at its current Bryce. And it is my hope that the manufacturer does not raise a price at all one. Iota and should indeed lower the Price of the replacement stylit is please placed too close to the total price of the cartridperiod. Another nice thing is you can easily upgrade. To the 2M blue stylist but why bother is my feeling and why paying the $150 more or whatever it is at the time of purchase? It seems to me that we were always thinking about upgrading when I wonder if in fact we should just be happy with what we hand be satisfied. And just enjoy the music! My RCA Redfield recording of witches brew. Prove to be extremely dynamic and I'm the cabbage man's crack of the whip on overture to Tim ocean. Turn which starts the classic recording was so dynamic that it made me jump out of my seat. !he bases worth thunderously and honestly low and that brings me to another point. This is an ultimately honest cartridge that is a true calibration cartridge. Surpassing all calibration or so called cartridges of the past So don't hesitate my friend? Pull the trigger and get this one and the BEL red satin hedgehog also if you're in a position of mounting this. Wonderful combo I'm bored on your technique style turn table which I own. Mine is the SL 2500 professional direct drive model go to combination removable head shells and the bee well. Red satin head shell and 2M red just mate so wonderfully together but I cannot say enough about them.. It should also be noted that I use the roles of VP29 read photo pre app during this review and I will continue to use this as it. Is now my main reference system. Everything as everything else seems to pale by comparison.. Show my friend in conclusion I would say to go back to any other phone or CA cridge would. Be unthinkable after hearing. The two m red as as this manufacturer has pulled out all the stops and kudos to the engineer! The B The Beach Boys 15 big ones never sounded better and if there are any short comings up the 2M red it would be this period period. .. That that it is slightly more brilliant the marriage in the highest and perhaps may sound overpowering with speakers that. Exhibit exaggerated tdouble so beware of that or you could just simply back on the tone control a little bit or maybe even just run it flat. You do have to spend a lot more for a tiny bit of improvement over the 2 Emerald and forget the competition that hobbers. In the $100 to $200 price range forget it!They are not worth seeking out compared to the 2M red. Happy listening and God-bless!!!!! PJS too. Review: Impressive! - Bought this more out of curiosity than necessity. Simple to mount and setup. I aligned it and set tracking to 1.9. First listen it sounded a bit bright. After a few hours of listening sound changed to amazing. It’s a higher output cartridge than the Audio Technica that I was using. That said it seems to have a much more powerful sound stage. Separation and frequency response is extremely good. It is a different sound than the 95 series AT that I find very pleasing to my ear. Not to take away from the AT which has served me well and I will continue to use also. Highly recommend this cartridge. ## Features - Universal fit for most turntables - Upgrade from stock cartridges - The Ortofon 2M Red is an all-purpose cartridge that delivers open, dynamic sound with a slight touch of warmth - The Ortofon 2M Red features an Elliptical diamond - Can be upgraded with an Ortofon Stylus 2M Blue ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,091 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #9 in DJ Turntable Cartridges | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,702 Reviews | ## Images ![2M Red Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/618yj+jG+2L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Will it work with music hall?** A: Yes, it will work with the music hall turntables. **Q: Will this work in a pioneer pl518** A: Yes it will fit. Adjust tracking force to 1.8gr **Q: Is this the stylus** A: Yes, cartridge + stylus. The red thing is the removable stylus assembly, the black thing houses the cartridge/coil pickup. **Q: Does this fit the jvc ql-a51 ?** A: Thanks very much for your question. I'm not finding any specifications on the arm of that table. I'm going to guess that the arm might not be perfect for it but let me please ask you to contact Ortofon directly to check with them. World Wide Stereo is 39 years old and a proud Ortofon dealer. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The $99 red reference! *by P***I on June 9, 2023* I guess it was about a decade and a 1/2 ago when I wrote a professional review on the OM5E phono cartridperiod. At that time I raved about the cartridge and stated that it and the M97XEwould be responsible for bringing vinyl back. One of my readers responded to the review by stating well. What about the 2M red??I simply shrugged it off and thought to myself. That it could not be possibly that much better. Now. I am prepared to eat those words sir. The 2M ready arrived in a very presentation presentation that was well Boxed. The kid included 2 pairs of different length screws and I Opted for the shorpercent as per the menufacturer. Mounting the cartridge to the head show was a breeze As there were no tiny nuts to fiddle with and possibly los. Is using The techniques overhang gauge and then my 2 point pro tractor I was able to perfect alignment and asthma of the component. I then proceeded to give it 25 hours a break in you can. Using various various recordings in my repertoire from classical to jazz. To rock. I was immediately stunned by the overall wide range clarity richinese and dynamics of what I was listening along with a sound sthat was no less stunning. And in fact was exexclamation point. I thought to myself I'd have to really spend upward of the $200 clear audno concept. MMI had on hand and was willing to trade up. For the newest model add an exchange the old one but but that is going to have to wait another 10 years or so lol OL. This 2M red as a frequency response launch and stereo separation that seems way better than the specs would indicate. .. I must also mention here Vanguard prefer higher output cartridges 2. They're lower output brother and the rated output. Of 5.5 millivolt on the 2M red seems. Rather conservative to me and I would suggest that it is upward of seven point to millibolt period Regardless it is easily the quietest phono cartridge. I've ever experience and hungry and hum rejection is ei the best. I've ever experienced and that includes some very esoteric cartridges of the past. For examthe Pickering XSV 3000 the Stanton L847S.. And even. This company's own OM40 gold with it. It's soteric Britt's ganger stylus cannot equal or surpass the bonded elliptical of the 2M red. After the 25 hour mark and before the 50 hour mark I notice the stylus opened up and the rated compliance of 18 to 20. Gave me impression that it was right at the twentremark as I could hear deeper base and higher heigyes as if out of nowhere suddenly late. On whatever I was listening to. The 2M red was now ready forbirds test. And put it to the test. I did with the professor Johnson's astounding sounding sound show test record that I am which exposes a cartridge words faultiness. And excellence and it just can't run and hide from these two! Everything from percussion the opening dynamics the child on the soft jazz the African precaution. It was all there to perfection save. One little part in the beginning which had suffered damabout 40 years ago with another photo cartridge that I owned at that time period. Channel balance proved tothen and I've never heard better channel balance in my life. !! Inconclusion. I would say definitely go for it at its current Bryce. And it is my hope that the manufacturer does not raise a price at all one. Iota and should indeed lower the Price of the replacement stylit is please placed too close to the total price of the cartridperiod. Another nice thing is you can easily upgrade. To the 2M blue stylist but why bother is my feeling and why paying the $150 more or whatever it is at the time of purchase? It seems to me that we were always thinking about upgrading when I wonder if in fact we should just be happy with what we hand be satisfied. And just enjoy the music! My RCA Redfield recording of witches brew. Prove to be extremely dynamic and I'm the cabbage man's crack of the whip on overture to Tim ocean. Turn which starts the classic recording was so dynamic that it made me jump out of my seat. !he bases worth thunderously and honestly low and that brings me to another point. This is an ultimately honest cartridge that is a true calibration cartridge. Surpassing all calibration or so called cartridges of the past So don't hesitate my friend? Pull the trigger and get this one and the BEL red satin hedgehog also if you're in a position of mounting this. Wonderful combo I'm bored on your technique style turn table which I own. Mine is the SL 2500 professional direct drive model go to combination removable head shells and the bee well. Red satin head shell and 2M red just mate so wonderfully together but I cannot say enough about them.. It should also be noted that I use the roles of VP29 read photo pre app during this review and I will continue to use this as it. Is now my main reference system. Everything as everything else seems to pale by comparison.. Show my friend in conclusion I would say to go back to any other phone or CA cridge would. Be unthinkable after hearing. The two m red as as this manufacturer has pulled out all the stops and kudos to the engineer! The B The Beach Boys 15 big ones never sounded better and if there are any short comings up the 2M red it would be this period period. .. That that it is slightly more brilliant the marriage in the highest and perhaps may sound overpowering with speakers that. Exhibit exaggerated tdouble so beware of that or you could just simply back on the tone control a little bit or maybe even just run it flat. You do have to spend a lot more for a tiny bit of improvement over the 2 Emerald and forget the competition that hobbers. In the $100 to $200 price range forget it!They are not worth seeking out compared to the 2M red. Happy listening and God-bless!!!!! PJS too. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Impressive! *by M***S on March 3, 2026* Bought this more out of curiosity than necessity. Simple to mount and setup. I aligned it and set tracking to 1.9. First listen it sounded a bit bright. After a few hours of listening sound changed to amazing. It’s a higher output cartridge than the Audio Technica that I was using. That said it seems to have a much more powerful sound stage. Separation and frequency response is extremely good. It is a different sound than the 95 series AT that I find very pleasing to my ear. Not to take away from the AT which has served me well and I will continue to use also. Highly recommend this cartridge. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love It! *by D***E on November 4, 2017* I've owned a lot of cartridges since the 1980s. from Audio-Technica, to Grado, various Shure models, the original Ortofon om series with stylus profiles all the way up to shibata and anything in between. In a recent quest to find a suitable cartridge for my thorens TD 170 turntable, I was searching for a replacement for the original supplied om10 cartridge by Ortofon. Well, it arrived today and I must say installation was an absolute Breeze. This new 2M Ortofon cartridge series doesn't require you to have nuts for the bolts... Just screw it down through the headshell, adjust your alignment, balance the tonearm and set the tracking force and you're off and running. The very first thing that I noticed was the increased voltage this cart has over the original OM. At 5.5 volts it has some serious volume vs many other magnetic cartridges. And that's a good thing if you don't have a very strident amplifier. The second thing I noticed right away upon dropping the needle into the record Groove for the very first time was the lowered noise floor I had with the cartridge versus a lot of others I've tried in the past. The stylus is a .3 by .7 mil elliptical that is highly polished as Ortofon does to all of their styli...and that's very important because the higher the Polish.. the smoother the tip.. the quieter the ride so to speak. And that makes it very forgiving to older records with Groove wear and groove grunge.. if you have records in your collection that are less than perfect. Imaging is excellent at this price point and it is very neutral sounding from bass through treble with a particularly strong mid-range. I suppose it's a matter of taste but since the mid-range is usually the part of music that tells the story this can be a good thing because you're not missing the heart of the action this way.. in my opinion. having spent many hundreds of dollars on other cartridges and stylus profiles in the past, I must say that although this is not the most detailed cartridge I've ever heard it is among one of the most forgiving I have ever used. No matter what I threw at it this evening it seemed to do it with ease in a very forgiving yet enjoyable fashion. It has a particular way of making all records enjoyable from brand new to fairly heavily worn allowing the user to just plainly enjoy his record collection without a lot of fuss and muss. And after all I think that's what a lot of people are really looking for. Oh sure there are a lot of critics that might like a different sound but if what you're looking for is something to Simply do a nice job on playing your valuable collection then this would be the cartridge for you. It's an honest straightforward cartridge that's very suited for Mid Mass tone arms such my Thorens many Duals and the Project or Rega tables out there on today's market. and as a upper mid compliance cartridge, it's also suitable for many automatics without worrying about the strain on the stylus cantilever...a HUGE plus. Ortofon got it right with this one and I'm very happy with my purchase! ## Frequently Bought Together - Ortofon 2M Red Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge - Neoteck Digital Turntable Stylus Force Scale Gauge 0.01g/5.00g Blue LCD Backlight for Tonearm Phono Cartridge - Hudson Hi-Fi Turntable Phonograph LP Phono Cartridge Stylus Alignment Protractor Tool–High Contrast (VTA Sold Separately) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6933778-2m-red-moving-magnet-phono-cartridge](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6933778-2m-red-moving-magnet-phono-cartridge) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*