Review: Ortofon OM Cartridges | Tips and Tricks 

i bought the om pro s and i love it. it tracks amazing and sounds great... i'm no audiophile, but for DJing these will do the job great for a budget stylus! they sound better than my AT95E cart

Hell yeah! Madrespect to you, Vinyl dj forever right here too. Always will be. No tech can change me.

I love Ortofon carts and stylus,... also very much digging that G1 Metroplex you have back there. \m/ \m/

Hi Mo, great video as always. question; why do you prefer the digital one for playing vinyl? cheers

If Ortofon had any competent engineers, they would make that cartridge weight integrate with the bottom of the mount so the nuts would countersink and hold into the metal. That way you only need a screwdriver to mount them.

Now I look at the pink scratch specs.. they were also 15kHz frequency response!! It's weird that they say the range is 20kHz but response is 15kHz.. that threw me. I never realised it had that cut off!! "Frequency range: 20-20.000 Hz Frequency response: 20-15.000 Hz +3/-2 dB". After listening to all your samples, I have to think the Concorde Mk2 DJ is probably the best sound. Best bass, mid and treble sound. The Pro w Scratch and Pro w Qbert is nice, and the OM Scratch is BETTER sound than the Mk2 Concorde Scratch (which is bizarre). The Pro S is a bit weak in its vanilla form. But buying different carts and styli is expensive so may as well just go with the Mk2 DJ which seems to have the best sound (unless it has some weird issues with scratching etc.. but you'd expect it should be fine). You might have sold me on some Concordes for the first time since my Nightclub got stolen heh.

So you weren’t into the Q-Berts for 45s? Dang, I was about to cop a set. I’ve been using the old m44-7 for years and am due to swap so I’ve been trying to figure out my next step. I drop the occasional northern set, but I’m mostly out there playing 60s reggae, JA blanks and UK labels. I read that the ‘subdued high-end’ is good for the rougher ones that you get out of JA, as well as the low-wear. What am I to do!

yo Mojaxxx, for scratching and active mixing digital and analog, OM Qbert is the correct choice?

Thanks DJ City Man I decide on an backup I have a AT basic headshell and cart which Concorde should I buy ?

Meanwhile Phase is delayed till January. I have lost all confidence in that company and ill be sticking to needles till a reliable company comes up with a better solution than Phase. Thanks for the review!

They are never go away.

So the Qberts are specifically only for turnbalist who sratch and jungles only? For someone who plays digital vinyl, mostly hip hop tracks and some electro music by side, who is also sratching and jungling within the set as well in a club environment. What about this scenario? Do the Qberts one fit or not in this kind of scenario?

Which one would be best for mixing old skool hardcore rave music from early 90’s, scratch or dj mk 2 ?

I have the old yellow Nightclub tips. Does anyone remember if they came with their own cartridges? Or do all Ortofon tips work on regular OM Pro headshells?

I see you've installed white(spider) stylus on OM cartridge - what's tracking force in this setup? (Can it works with 2g tracking force? My tonearm is not configurable)Do you have an experience with other styluses with this cartridge?

Miss the Stanton 500s and 680hp :( bring them back!

Can I replace the Scratch stylus and put it on the Qbert body?

Hey mojaxx. I’m replacing my 44-7’s and I need an all around cartridge for mixing and a lot of scratching. I can’t really afford two different carts for each of my turntable, and I’m wondering what you’d recommend I get out of these. I need to get an om, and I was really thinking about buying the om qberts, but I’m worried about record wear, do you think I’d see any increased wear in contrast with the pro s?

did you make a Xone db2 review?

Nice one Mojaxx, this is relevant to me having a Rega modded SL1200, so thx as per!

Important question What styli will work on the ortofon s-120

Hi Folks. Just bought the pro s qbert. Now... why should i use the additionally weight? I balanced the tonearm. Put 3 gr. on it. For me its the same.

The OM series are perfect. The home/hifi version 2M is just a rebranded and redesigned version. Apparently the old OM styluses (styli?) can be mounted on the 2Ms and viceversa. I'm also really annoyed that the Concorde mk2s are not compatible with the old Concordes.

How can you spin Phaaex, Lime, Bobby O,People Like Us, Tapps and Tyrants In Therapy without a stylus?

I love this cartridge (OM) , it's not as great as Audio Technica bit DAMN it's cheaper than the 2M

Analog baby 😍

Are OM and concords mk2 tips interchangeable?

Im a loyal vinyl dj!😁

I cant get my OM Qberts to not skip. Ive set them up accordingly on a Vestax pdx3000. how long is the break in time on these things?

Idea!! Incorporate and somehow stick an LED light [different colours] in that 'long nose' of the 'stylee', and Ortofon will smash it! Dominate the market like Shure did in the 80's>90's. That'll give the incoming 'digital clan' , and us vinyl junkies something to marvel at, and hold on the nostalgia of playing on wax! Love your reviews. Peace ✌

Hey Mojax which one of these cartridges would you recommend for ripping vinyl?

8:10, What tonearm is that?

I got the scratch and they stick like velcro laces

.....ANALOG WILL NEVER DIE'

2020 and no of the other systems are have replaced proper turntables.

I just copped this. Dear readers, fuck Phase, fight me

Gah, I'll keep pushing the s120 until they're no longer available.

.................Clumsy of Drunk'........lol.........wordcity'.....or Kutting with 5-6-7 Masters'

4:08.....:-)

Still not a fan of the Concorde design they need the shure/stanton box shape the headshell looks anorexic

The colors / designs are just sooo ugly..

Whose the hater with the thumbs down. Like get a fucking life.

Best Tip Ever !!! Don't ever buy an Ortofon cartridge, the company is scum. You can not visit their website without accepting all their cookies so they can track you and try to sell you more products. If you do buy anything from Ortofon they will hound you every time you open your web browser. Yes, you can, visit their site then delete their twenty seven cookies they put in your computer each time you visit, but you will be a lot better off just not going to their website. Just buy any of a dozen other better cartridges. Have you ever been to a website that will not let you look at anything on the site until you knuckle under and agree to their tracking policy ? That's Ortofon. The slimy bastards