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Victrola announces upgrades to its Auracast turntable and a collaboration with Third Man Records
Changes include new finishes, an upgraded Ortofon cartridge and a replaceable headshell
This £13k Ortofon MC Vertex is the firm's "most advanced moving coil cartridge" ever – and is joined by a new MC X model
Promises more accurate groove tracing and signal generation
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Ortofon MC X30
Ortofon’s MC X30 is a superbly balanced moving coil that ticks all the boxes at its price.
"A boron cantilever in a moving-coil cartridge priced below £1000... I think that’s pretty magic." Meet the driving force behind Ortofon's new MC X range
We speak to Ortofon's Product Director, Peter Wieth Hjordt, about the company's new MC X moving coil range and the future of cartridges
Want to upgrade to a moving-coil cartridge? Ortofon's new MC X range could be the answer
Ortofon releases four affordable MC designs
