The small headshot on the face of the Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 is immediately recognizable and the deserved namesake of this superb MM cartridge: Ludwig van Beethoven. Released in celebration of the anniversary of the composer's 250th birth, 2M Black LVB 250 draws from its renowned sibling, 2M Black, while boasting multiple performance and technical enhancements. Suffice it to say 2M Black LVB 250 takes music, sound, and details as seriously as the iconic composer.

Employing a nude Shibata diamond on a boron cantilever, the same combination as Ortofon's MC Cadenza Black, 2M Black LVB 250 delivers several instant benefits. Namely, owing to the stylus' slim, highly polished profile, it registers an extremely wide contact area to LP groove walls and ensures remarkable reproduction throughout the frequency spectrum. The addition of boron translates to stiffness while retaining a light weight, allowing for audiophile-grade levels of transparency, speed, and responsiveness.

New to 2M Black LVB 250 is the implementation of a rubber compound for the suspension, a trait that helps the cartridge attain optimal interaction between compliance and damping. Based on the Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes ( MWCNT ) nano filler, it offers desirable mechanical properties that which ensure superb damping.

Weighing in at 7.2 grams and sporting a compliance of 22 μm/mN to suit the vast majority of modern tonearms, the Danish-made 2M Black LVB 250 proves as compatible as it does ear-catching. And for existing Ortofon users, it offers seamless interchangeability with 2M Bronze and 2M Black.

"It has a sound that boasts rock-solid imaging, great stereo focus and depth, along with a smooth, lush view of strings and other acoustic instruments."

—EISA, Phono Cartridge Award for 2021-2022

2M Black LVB 250 - Beyond Amazing

The 2M Black is an amazing cartridge and by many considered the ultimate in moving magnet. So, why would we attempt to create something even better? Because perfection runs in our blood. The 2M Black LVB 250 upgrades the great build of the 2M Black with a boron cantilever and our very own Nano Tube suspension system. The result is a sound so precise and so detailed that you feel like you have let the artist into your house and have them playing right in your living room.

Features:
The 2M Black LVB 250 uses a Nude Shibata diamond on a Boron cantilever, the combination known from the acclaimed MC Cadenza Black cartridge. The use of an extremely stiff and lightweight Boron cantilever adds remarkable transparency, speed and responsiveness. The Nude Shibata stylus’ slim, highly polished profile allows an exceedingly wide contact area to the groove walls and ensures notably detailed reproduction throughout the spectrum, including even the highest frequencies.

The 2M Black LVB was released to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven in December 2020.

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