Upgrade your vinyl experience with Ortofon 2M Blue

“Did you know that you can upgrade your 2M Red cartridge to a 2M Blue cartridge just by exchanging the stylus? This will give you a better musical experience when listening to vinyl at home.” – Leif Johannsen (Ortofon Chief Officer Acoustics & Research)

The multi-award winning Ortofon 2M Series of moving magnet pick-up cartridges is built on the company’s core philosophy of accuracy in sound. All their experience, know-how, technology, and innovation has gone into making it the series that lets you hear the music the way the artist intended. As the only piece of equipment in a vinyl playback system that actually touches the record groove, these cartridges are  crucially important – yet they’re so often overlooked and misunderstood.

The 2M Red is a hugely popular cartridge, found pre-installed on many turntables around the world, from iconic names like Pro-Ject Audio Systems and Technics through to lesser-known brands; and it’s chosen because of its reliable sound performance.

However, did you know you can easily upgrade your 2M Red cartridge with a simple, affordable change that will allow you to take the next step on your analogue journey and improve your musical experience?

The 2M range has been designed for easy cartridge upgrades by allowing for simple stylus replacements through the series – most notably from the introductory 2M Red to the superior 2M Blue stylus.

Want to hear what difference this upgrade will make?

Just call into store and we’ll demonstrate the difference this simple upgrade can make to the sound of your records. Feel free to call in with any of your own records too!

Concerned about making the switch yourself?

We’re here to help! Just call into store with your turntable and we’ll make the switch for you. Plus, while it’s in, we’re more than happy to give your deck a check over and ensure everything is setup exactly as it should be, free of charge!

Upgrade to True Balanced with Pro-ject Audio

Are you tired of hearing unwanted noise and interference in your vinyl records? The solution is here – True Balanced connectivity for turntables. This innovative concept brings balanced connectivity to entry-level turntables, ensuring stable and interference-free connections that remove picked-up noise and interferences completely.

Phono signals are much smaller in voltage than regular CD or streaming signals, making it essential to have a reliable preamplifier to amplify the signal and make it usable by your amplifier. True Balanced connections make use of the balanced nature of cartridges, which generate both positive and negative voltage signals. However, regular single-ended RCA cables are not designed to carry both signals, leading to potential noise interference.

With True Balanced connections, any interferences are cancelled out completely from the moment you exit your cartridge and go into the gain stage of your phono preamplifier. This means you can enjoy your vinyl records without any unwanted noise or interference.

We invite you to audition our True Balanced turntables in our store and hear the difference for yourself. Say goodbye to unwanted noise and hello to a pure, clear sound with True Balanced connectivity.