Replacement styli for Ortofon’s VNL DJ cartridge. The difference between the three options are their respective compliances (springiness/rigidity) and by extent their recommended tracking forces. A stylus’ compliance tells you how firm or soft the suspension of a cartridge’s stylus assembly is. Stylus compliance and effective mass of the tonearm + cartridge together determine the mechanical resonance frequency of the arm/cartridge system. The three options provided by Ortofon enable a DJ to get that “just right” feel for scratching & back-queuing.
“DJs can easily identify which stylus type best suits their individual DJ style and enables their absolute best performance capability.” – Ortofon
Stylus VNL I – Flexible
- Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 6 mV
- Channel separation at 1kHz – 20 dB
- Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz -2/+4 dB
- Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force – 100 m
- Compliance, dynamic lateral – 16 m/mN
- Tracking force range: 3 – 5g
- Recommended tracking force: 4g
Stylus VNL II – Rigid
- Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 6 mV
- Channel separation at 1kHz – 20 dB
- Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz -2/+4 dB
- Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force – 90 m
- Compliance, dynamic lateral – 15 m/m N
- Tracking force range: 3 – 5g
- Recommended tracking force: 4g
Stylus VNL III – Firm
- Output voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. – 6 mV
- Channel separation at 1kHz – 20 dB
- Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz -2/+4 dB
- Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force – 90 m
- Compliance, dynamic lateral – 14 m/mN
- Tracking force range: 3 – 5g
- Recommended tracking force: 4g
