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Suitable for HIPHOP and Scratch

ORTOFON Concorde MkII SCRATCH TWIN

It is designed for scratching and back-cueing, and boasts a very high level of trace performance and high needle tip visibility. It has an output of 10mV, which is much higher than other cartridges, allowing for scratching with low frequency bass sounds and all kinds of music. Highly recommended for turntablists and hip-hop DJs.

ORTOFON VNL

The VNL is designed with a feel and suspension mechanism that meets the needs of DJs. It attaches to the headshell and comes with three interchangeable needles* with different hardness of the suspension mechanism including the damper, so you can customize it to suit your own style. It comes with three interchangeable needles with different hardness of suspension mechanism including damper, so you can customize it to your own style. The sound quality is high resolution and clean output from low to high frequencies.
※Limited to initial sales model

100SOUNDS RC-DJ100

Made in Japan cartridge. It has high resistance to needle pressure, and the damper is made of carefully selected rubber material. It is also highly resistant to backspin and scratching, and has features that prevent the needle from flying off. It has a clear and deep sound with a stable bass range. The minimalist design is also very attractive.

ORTOFON OM Qbert

The world-famous turntablist DJ Qbert supervised this cartridge for battle DJs. 11㎷ is an unparalleled high output cartridge. The cartridge is designed to prevent needle skipping even when playing with a lot of hard scratching and backspin. It is a powerful sounding cartridge.

For HOUSE/TECHNO

ORTOFON Concorde MKII CLUB TWIN

The successor to the Night Club, which was extremely popular with DJs in the house/techno world, the Night Club features the highest sound quality, powerful and energetic sound in the history of CONCORDE. The output voltage is 8mV, which is also high and requires less gain from the preamplifier, allowing for clearer sound reproduction. It is also recommended for use in digitalization.

ORTOFON Concorde MkII DJ TWIN

The Concorde MKII DJ is an all-around model for DJ use. It is a well-balanced cartridge from low to high frequencies, and is highly recommended for HOUSE/TECHNO applications, where both low frequency kicks and high frequency melody lines are important.

100SOUNDS RC-DJ100

Made in Japan cartridge. It has high resistance to needle pressure, and the damper is made of carefully selected rubber material. It is also highly resistant to backspin and scratching, and does not skip the needle. The sound is clear and deep with a stable bass range. The minimalist design is also very attractive. It is also recommended for HOUSE and TECHNO DJs with fairly modern sound settings.

ORTOFON VNL

The VNL is designed with a feel and suspension mechanism that meets the needs of DJs. The VNL is attached to the headshell and comes with three interchangeable needles* with different hardness of the suspension mechanism including damper, so you can customize it to suit your style. In terms of sound quality, the high resolution and clean high frequencies provide a high quality sound even when playing HOUSE and TECHNO records.
※Limited to first sale models

All-genre orientation

ORTOFON Concorde MkII MIX TWIN

The most basic and all-round cartridge in the Concorde MKII series. It tends to have less flavor than other models in the series, so it is recommended for all genres. It is also durable against scratching and back-cueing, making it ideal for DJs who also want to play Japanese mono records, ROCK, and JAZZ records.

100SOUNDS RC-AL100

Cartridges made in Japan with the utmost care. It is designed for listening and to enjoy the reproduction of original music carefully. It reproduces the original sound faithfully anyway, so it is recommended for main DJs who select Japanese music, JAZZ, FUNK, etc. in lounges and music bars.

NAGAOKA MP-110H

This cartridge is designed for listening and is not recommended for hard playing such as scratching, but you can enjoy its expansive sound. It is also very popular among audiophiles overseas. It is recommended for music selection in lounges and music bars.

audio technica AT-XP7

This is a cartridge that applies the HiFi cartridge technology that audio technica has cultivated over many years to DJs. It is recommended for those who want to enjoy a sense of groove and detailed sound changes. The cartridge is also durable enough for DJ use, making it a must-have for DJs of various genres.

For DVS

ORTOFON Concorde MkII DIGITAL TWIN

The CONCORDE DIGITAL is designed to optimize DJing with DVS by minimizing errors in reading timecode signals and prolonging the life of control (timecode) vinyl. This cartridge is the perfect choice for DJing with DVS.

ORTOFON VNL

The VNL is designed with a feel and suspension mechanism that meets the needs of DJs. It attaches to the headshell and comes with three interchangeable needles* with different hardness of suspension mechanism including damper, so you can customize it to suit your style.
As DVS performance is becoming the mainstream for turntablists, the VNL is also recommended for DVS because of its high tracking of control (time code) vinyl.

RELOOP CONCORDE GREEN

This cartridge is designed for DVS and optimized for time code input on control (time code) vinyl. The integrated shell makes it easy to handle, and the high output is also attractive.

ORTOFON OM Pro S

This cartridge is recommended for all genres due to its flat sound characteristics with few peculiarities. The OM type cartridges, which are installed in the headshell, tend to have stable tracing performance and are recommended for use with DVS.

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