The brand new Ortofon-Serato S-120 sees two of the world’s finest manufacturers of DJ technology unite for the first time to create a pick-up cartridge of unprecedented specification. The S-120 embodies the combination of experience and ‘accuracy in sound’ that Ortofon are famous for, with the forward-thinking and famously stable technology of Serato’s Digital Vinyl System, Scratch Live.
The revolutionary, patented design boasts a number of technological breakthroughs, which the whole spectrum of vinyl-based DJs can benefit from; most notably of which is the development of an all-new asymmetric suspension technology. The development of this technology has allowed for an amazing amount of vertical rigidity – translating as less vinyl-skip – while at the same time increasing the horizontal tracking ability to levels never before accomplished – allowing for higher levels of musical detail and anti-skate. This latter success is manifest in the form of a massive 120µm (micro-metres) tracking ability, whereas all before it have traditionally been around 80 µm. Now DJs can scratch, rewind, cue and track with unrivalled accuracy.
You can read the original press release for this model here.
Check out the Downloads section (right) for information on the technology behind the new S-120, as well as images.
Product Availability (rrp.)
Concorde +1 : £150
OM +1 : £95
OM (incl. custom headshell) : £95
Stylus : £50
TECHNICAL DATA ORTOFON-SERATO S-120
Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. - 10 mV
Channel balance at 1kHz - 1.5 db
Channel separation at 1kHz - 20 db
Channel separation at 15Khz - 15db
Frequency range at -3db - 20-18.000 Hz
Frequency response - 20-18.000 Hz +3/-2db
FIM distortion at recommended tracking force DIN 45.542 - < 1%
Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force - 120 μm
