Ortofon Replacement Stylus 2M Red

I love my ortofon red yes there are better performing cartridges and styli available but ortofon has a particular sound that many of us find pleasing I am one of those that enjoys the subtle quarks and moments of audio bliss this cartridge and styli can reproduce under the right circumstances for the money I am more than happy with the reds performance just take the time to set up your cart according to your turntable specifications and you should be a happy audio camper

This is the same stylus that came with my new Technics SL-1500c turntable. I accidentally damaged original, so time for a new one. Easy install and sounds fabulous!

I love Ortofon 2M series. I dont have the money to drop on the more expensive ones, but I have no sound complaints. I would like to upgrade to a 2M blue series, but will continue to have a 2M red on hand, no matter what. Price is right and swap out is fast and easy.

Best $100 cartridge on the market bar Nunn.

Durable, pleasant sounding & accurate!

It took me several months to figure this out, but when I was finally able to get to the shop to figure out why I was not getting sound out of my turntable, the bench guy told me I received a bad stylus. Everything else checked out fine. Mine is that once-in-while-it doesnt-work stylus. Sadly I discovered this too late to get a replacement or a refund.

The sound of this cartridge is well known, but I want to talk about something else: how easy it is to change the stylus. All the fittings are by friction. The old stylus comes off easily if you squeeze and pull in the intuitive direction. Keep the old one around to figure out the orientation of the new one, unless you have a fine topological mind. Once you have the right direction the new stylus slips on easily. Now the good part: theres a stylus cover which also comes off with a little pull in a direction completely different than the direction of mounting the stylus itself. In other words, when you pull off the cover, you can NOT mess up the orientation of the stylus. Thank you Ortofon!

I love this stylus.

The ortofon 2m red replacement stylus has very good sound quality. It’s easy to install and should last a while as long as it’s properly cared for. I was able to get about 3 years of regular use before a replacement was needed.

Very easy to replace this stylus without tools.