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Estimated price (community-sourced)
$90
Around — community and catalog average, updates slowly
About the X1-MC
The Ortofon X1-MC is a high-output moving coil (MC-HO) cartridge featuring an elliptical stylus profile (r/R 8/18 µm). It delivers the linearity and precision of MC cartridges without requiring high-gain preamps or step-up transformers, making it compatible with standard moving magnet (MM) phono inputs. Manufactured in Denmark starting from 1986, it has a blue Noryl body and is noted for its neutral and accurate sound reproduction. A P-Mount (T4P) variant, the X1-MCP, exists for specific tonearms.
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