ORTOFON MC A MONO

The MC A Mono is a true mono cartridge for getting the finest quality play-back of MONO recordings. 

If you play a mono record with a stereo cartridge you will not achieve the same signal in the two output channels, due to imperfections such as crosstalk, noise, phase errors, tracking error, antiskating and distortion. This difference between the channels will result in an unstable and compromised image. Mono switches on some electrical components can compensate for this, to some extent. However, using a dedicated mono cartridge will eliminate all of the reproduction problems, as the cartridge produces only one signal and feeds both channels of the hi-fi system equally. This will provide a much more forceful and stable image with a fuller sound.

True Mono cartridges also do not respond to vertical movement (as all the musical information is picked-up only in the horizontal plane of a record groove). This has the added benefit of reducing the effects of dust and dirt on the end audio performance. The final result will be a much more clean and noiseless reproduction of the MONO record. These effects simply cannot be achieved merely by the use of a mono switch.

The MC A Mono draws inspiration and design elements from the hugely popular MC A 95 cartridge, but adjusts the engineering to cater solely for mono vinyl records.

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