Ortofon VNL Cartridge
Ortofon VNL Cartridge
NEW ORTOFON DJ CARTRIDGE FOR SKILLED DJs
Skilled DJs demand specialised tools that can help them push their creativity to the edge – consistently testing the boundaries in the realm of performance.
Understanding this and reflecting Ortofon's extensive experience in industrial design and technological know-how, presenting the new Ortofon VNL cartridge – a model tailored uniquely to the unrelenting demands of modern turntablists and portablists.
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The new Ortofon VNL cartridge
A new cartridge model tailored uniquely to the unrelenting demands of modern turntablists and portablists.
This new model brings with it 3 different stylus', so DJs can chose the stylus they need for their unique style.
3 different feels - fine-tune your performance
To match the multiple applications of modern DJs the VNL Cartridge has 3 different styli with suspension types of varying feel and rigidity:
- VNL I - Flexible [available separately]
- VNL II - Rigid [included]
- VNL III - Firm [available separately]
DJs can easily identify which stylus type best suits their individual DJ style and enables their absolute best performance capability.
Exclusive features
The Ortofon VNL features a spherical stylus which is perfect for tough groove handling. Furthermore, it reduces record wear when scratching and back-cueing to an absolute minimum.
The broad stance of the VNL features solid and robust design elements characteristic to Ortofon, with colours meticulously selected to emphasise sturdiness and DJ aesthetics: the cartridge body has been designed to provide easy mounting and alignment on a variety of headshells.
The Ortofon VNL provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems, ensuring it stays in the groove under the most demanding conditions.
- Ultimate resistance to hardcore scratching and back spinning
- High tracking performance for both DVS usage and real vinyl
- Optimal balance of output and of sound quality
- Ultrasonic welding of the components ensures high rigidity and freedom from resonances.
- Robotic assembly of stylus assembly offers high precision and uniformity of industrial production.
| Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec.: | 6 mV |
| Channel separation at 1kHz: | 20 dB |
| Frequency range at -2/+4dB: | 20Hz - 20kHz |
| Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force: | VNL II: 90 micrometre |
| Compliance, dynamic lateral: | VNL II: 15 micrometre/m N |
| Tracking force range: | 3 - 5 g |
| Tracking force recommended: | 4 g |
| Cartridge weight: | 6.5 g |
| Internal impedance, DC resistance - 750 Ohm | |
| Internal inductance - 450 mH | |
| Recommended load resistance: | 47 kOhm |
| Recommended load capacitance: | 200-600 pF |
| Replacement stylus unit: | VNL I, VNL II, VNL III |
| Antiskating: | for best backcueing performance use “0” |