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Continuing Ortofon's innovative design tradition, the company is proud to introduce the MC Windfeld Ti, a new moving coil phono cartridge in the absolute high-end class.
At the heart of the MC Windfeld Ti lies a revolutionary customized Selective Laser Melting manufacturing technology pioneered by Ortofon for manufacturing of the legendary MC A90 in 2008. The use of Titanium in the MC Windfeld Ti has provided a further improvement to the overall rigidity of the structure and the cartridge weight.
Stereophile honored the Ortofon MC Windfield Ti by awarding it the magazine's coveted Recommend Component status for 2024.
According to Stereophile, "Derived from the first Windfeld model—which was designed by Ortofon's head of R&D, Leif Johannsen, and named for his predecessor in that position, Per Windfeld—the new Windfeld Ti MC cartridge differs from the original in its use of a titanium body core that flares at the top to form its mounting platform, which is drilled and tapped for cartridge bolts of the usual sort. (The Windfeld Ti's outer body is made of stainless steel.)"
"According to MF, the Windfeld Ti, with which he used a vertical tracking force of 2.3gm, 'retained all of the sweetness and lushness of the original Windfeld.' He added that 'no one will be disappointed by the Windfeld Ti's reproduction of space.' Mikey's conclusion: '[The Ti] buys you a piece of the highest echelon of cartridge performance for thousands fewer bucks.'"
The Absolute Sound honored the MC Windfield Ti with a Product of the Year Award 2018. According to the magazine, "Sonically, the Ti allows a listener to play nearly every album in his catalog without being bothered by any sins of commission. This ability to play whatever, whenever, is one of the MC Windfeld Ti's biggest assets. If you value high neutrality and high resolution, low coloration and low distortion, and tracking ability that rivals the best moving magnets, then this outstanding new moving coil is for you."
No one will be disappointed by the Windfeld Ti's reproduction of space: if they were on the recording, this cartridge delivered solid, three-dimensional images on wide, deep, stable soundstages," notes Michael Fremer, Stereophile, August 2017. "With a VTF of 2.3 gm, the Windfeld Ti tracked well everything I threw at it, especially sibilants."
"It makes no apologies or excuses as far as delivering a stunningly neutral, clean, and liquid sound," reports Gregory Petan, Positive Feedback, February 7, 2019. "For those who like a more forward presentation, I'd look elsewhere. But for an honest, perhaps relaxed, presentation that stays way out of its own way, the MC Windfeld Ti is a phenomenal cartridge and hopefully will remain with me for years to come."
Ortofon's extensive knowledge of vibration properties, characteristics in different shapes and materials, competences in magnetism, mechanical design, and new technologies all optimize the MC Windfeld, which achieves the next level of performance with reduced vibrations and increased capability.
Those who choose to adopt the MC Windfeld Ti will experience the lifelike, dynamic and open sound, with exceedingly clear midrange. The MC Windfeld Ti remains extremely musical while paying close attention to micro dynamic details, with its delicate, but also analytical nature.
Historically, Ortofon has always followed its own path with regard to the mechanical design of the cartridge housing, because mechanical rigidity and total freedom from resonance in the audible range are a precondition for optimal sound quality.
In the MC Windfeld Ti, the cartridge’s contact with the tonerarm takes place through three hard, well-defined contact points placed on the fastening section of the cartridge. This means that the mechanical integration of the cartridge and the tonearm arm are always absolutely perfect.
With optimized weight and moderate compliance to suit the majority of modern tonearms, the MC Windfeld Ti is easy compatible with a wide range high-end turntable equipment.
A low output impedance of 7 ohm and a medium output voltage of 0.2 mV makes the Ortofon MC Windfeld Ti a perfect partner for most MC pre-amps as well as step-up transformers.
When combined with Ortofon’s world-class knowledge in analog sound reproduction, The MC Windfeld Ti will provide unsurpassed sound which simply has to be experienced.
