TIME'S CELEBRATION: ORTOFON FIRST CENTURY ANNIVERSARY ! ! ! ! !

Dear @pbnaudio : Now I understand the davey post. You are rigth that was never a to serious issue.

Good active SS designs is all what we need for very LOMC cartridges like some of the Ortofon models but even through top SUTs its quality level performance is second to none.

I used the MC2000 with excellent results even that's output level is only 0.05mv ! !  

Always is an advantage to have wire winding coils at minimum especially there because as more length on the coil wires as more degradation can comes.
Obviously that does not exist a perfect cartridge and Ortofon are not, always exist trade-offs but if the main target in a cartridge design is a little different from busine$$ then designers looks for a better equilibrium as Ortofon that in its top LOMC cartridges never choosed for a little higher output.

Rigth now I'm enjoying my re-borns special MC 3000MK2 with an output level 0.125mv and its quality performance is just gorgeous where we almost can't ask for more and this is an Ortofon  vintage design older than the one you name it and better than the 70. My special 3000MK2 can even the performance of the MC A90  and surpass easily the very good Jubilee or the 7500.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

Output of the Ortofon MC at 0.2mV is just too low. It will require a tremendous phono preamp, such as John Curl designed JC3+. Very low output lacks the necessary balls and drive in most systems.

For MC cartridges, ART9 at 0.5mV is the sweet spot. 

Dear @invictus005:  The " balls " are there and plenty only waiting to " handle " it in adequated ways.

Everything the same a 0.18mv always will performs with better highquality performance than one at 0.5mv. No doubt about.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

I'm using an Ortofon Winfield with an Ayre pre.......plenty of output....dead silence when the arm is lifted...even with my ear against the speaker.

Dear @stringreen : The Windfeld is something to own and its output is 0.3mv. As I said balls and drive are there, you only have to have the rigth system to ask for.

I can think that the new Windfeld Ti with’s lower 0.2mv output is even a better quality performer than the great one you own.

Maybe, time of an up-date? or maybe the 100th anniversary !

Btw, I ask @mikelavigne to chime on the LOMC 100th anniversary because when the Anna began and seen the " ligth " for the very firt time was Mike one of the first audiophiles in the audio world to own/listen it before the cartridges were at the Ortofon distributors. Maybe this time too.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.