Ortofon MC X30 Cartridge

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Ortofon MC X30 Cartridge

Go deeper into your music with the MC X30. Featuring a Nude Fine-Line diamond stylus designed for razor-sharp detail retrieval and tracking highly complex grooves with ease, it reveals greater depth and definition, uncovering the full character of each track. Rediscover your favorite records with fresh excitement and vivid precision.

The Ortofon MC X30 is widely praised by audiophiles and hi-fi reviewers as the true "sweet spot" of the MC X series. It delivers a clean, crisp, and incredibly natural soundstage, offering excellent value for a high-quality moving coil cartridge.

Why Moving Coil?

In a cartridge the stylis is connected to a magnet in Moving Magnet (MM) designs, or to a Coil in Moving Coil (MC) designs. The advantage of the coil is lower mass, which means a faster response to groove modulations.

Note;

You will need a phono pre-amp compatible with Moving Coil

Here is what makes the Ortfon MC X30 special;

Pure Silver Coil System

All MC X cartridges feature coils wound with high-purity silver wire. The use of premium materials is to ensure exceptional signal clarity, delivering sound with unmatched precision and preserving every detail without interference.

Magnet system

The MC X Series introduces a newly developed magnet system with a one-piece pole cylinder integrated into a rear magnet yoke. Engineered for maximum magnetic efficiency and paired with pure silver coils, this configuration ensures a clean, powerful signal path that elevates overall performance.

Custom-Developed Rubber Dampers

In-house produced and developed rubber compounds form the core of the MC X Series’ mechanical damping system. Rubber dampers are essential for controlling the physical movement of the coils, maintaining stability, minimizing unwanted vibrations, and enabling precise coil motion. The result is superior tracking, reduced distortion, and musical accuracy.

Reviews

Awarded Product of the Year: Accessories and Best Cartridge Over £500 at the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2025

“It doesn’t take much listening time to realise that the MC X30 is a winner.

A superbly balanced cartridge that ticks all the boxes, especially considering its price point.

Detail resolution is excellent.

We can’t help but admire the crisp yet unforced manner with which the moving coil cartridge renders the leading edge of notes.“

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"With the X series, Ortofon shows that genuine progress and technical innovation are still possible even in affordable MC systems."

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Specifications

Channel balance at 1 kHz 0.5 dB
Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec 0.4 mV
Channel separation at 1 kHz 26 dB
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz +/-1 dB
Compliance, dynamic, lateral 15 μm/mN
Cantilever material Aluminium
Stylus type Nude Fine-Line
Stylus tip radius r/R 8/40 μm
Stylus suspensions Ortofon exclusive
Coil system High-purity silver Coil wire
Tracking force, recommended 2.0 grams
Internal impedance, DC resistance 6 Ω
Coil wire material High-purity silver
Cartridge body material MIM Stainless Steel & Honeycomb Core Structure
Cartridge colour Black
Cartridge weight 8.6 grams
Recommended load resistance > 50 Ω