Ortofon Cartridge Dimensions

Ortofon Cartridge Size Guide

Fitting a cartridge to a tonearm is a fine art, and knowing everything about your chosen cartridge before purchasing is an essential part of a quick and painless installation. On top of knowing weight, tracking weight, compliance and other technical data, knowing the physical width, height and depth of your cartridge is key to ensuring it will mount comfortably on your tonearm. It will also help assist with accurate alignment.

For detailed information on fitting a cartridge, check our Cartridge Installation page.

A = Distance between centres of mounting holes
B = Cartridge width
C = Mounting holes diameter
D1 = Cartridge length
D2 = Cartridge length including connector pins
E = Stylus tip to the centre of the mounting holes
F = Stylus tip to the top of the cartridge mounting surface

*Please Note: Cadenza (and similar) models have their cartridge pins sunk into the cartridge body. So the measurements for D1 and D2 will be the same.

Current Models

Cartridge Model A B C D1 D2 E F
OM Series 12.7mm 16mm Ø 2.6mm 24mm 27.5mm 9.5mm 18mm
2M Series 12.7mm 18.5mm M 2.5mm 24mm 27.5mm 9.5mm 18mm
MC Quintet Series 12.7mm 17mm M 2.5mm 23.1mm 26.9mm 9.4mm 19.2mm
MC Cadenza Series 12.7mm 18.5mm M 2.5mm 19.5mm 19.5mm 9.5mm 18mm
MC Windfeld 12.7mm 18.5mm M 2.5mm 19.5mm 19.5mm 9.5mm 18mm
MC Verismo 12.7mm 17.2mm M 2.5mm 22.1mm 24.1mm 11.4mm 18.2mm
MC Diamond 12.7mm 20mm M 2.5mm 23.55mm 27.35mm 10.5mm 18mm

Discontinued Models

Cartridge Model A B C D1 D2 E F
MC High Output (MC-1 Turbo) 12.7mm 16mm Ø 2.6mm 20.5mm 23.5mm 9.5mm 18.5mm
MC 25FL 12.7mm 17mm M 2.5mm 23mm 26.6mm 9mm 19mm
MC Dance 12.7mm 16mm Ø 2.6mm 22.5mm 25.5mm 9.5mm 18.5mm
MC Vivo 12.7mm 16mm Ø 2.6mm 22.5mm 25.5mm 9.5mm 18.5mm
MC Rondo 12.7mm 17mm M 2.5mm 23.5mm 27.3mm 7mm 20mm
MC 20 Super 12.6mm 17mm Ø 2.6mm 23.5mm 26.5mm 8.5mm 19mm
MC 30 Super 12.6mm 17mm Ø 2.6mm 23mm 26.6mm 8.5mm 19mm
MC Supreme 12.7mm 17mm M 2.5mm 23mm 26.6mm 9mm 19mm
HMC Series 12.7mm 17mm Ø 2.6mm 23mm 26.5mm 8.5mm 19mm
MC Kontrapunkt 12.7mm 18.5mm M 2.5mm 19.5mm 19.5mm 9.5mm 18mm
MC Jubilee 12.7mm 18.5mm M 2.5mm 19.5mm 19.5mm 9.5mm 18mm
MC A90 12.7mm 16.85mm M 2.5mm 20.7mm 22.9mm 9.2mm 19mm
MC A95 12.7mm 16.85mm M 2.5mm 20.7mm 22.9mm 9.2mm 19mm
MC Anna / Anna Diamond 12.7mm 20mm M 2.5mm 23.55mm 27.35mm 10.5mm 18mm