Ortofon Stereo Test Record

Name: Ortofon Stereo Test Record | Hi-Fi Market Estonia
Brand: Ortofon
Price: 49.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

49,00 €

Ortofon’s Test Record is designed to allow you to verify your HiFi system in the most natural audio surroundings at home. The Test Record contains special test signals developed for analyzing cartridge performance as well as its interaction with your tonearm and turntable.

Before testing your cartridge, please verify the HiFi system’s functionality. The left speaker should be connected to the left amplifier channel and vice versa; both speakers should work in phase and be optimally positioned in the room.
The Test Record is designed to be played through your system with in-built RIAA equalization. Volume control is recommended to be set at a moderate signal level.

Please refer to your turntable and tonearm’s instructions for correct installation and alignment, adjust tonearm to be parallel to the record surface, set Vertical Tracking Force and antiskating according to the cartridge’s recommended technical data, and adjust stylus overhang.

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Description

How it works

Watch the video where Leif Johannsen, Ortofon’s Chief Officer Acoustics and Research, explains how to set up and align your high-end cartridge correctly.

1-4 Frequency sweep – A tool for checking frequency response
There are several factors which can affect frequency response, including cable capacitance, cartridge loading, tracking force and worn parts. Because of this, it can be difficult to achieve perfectly flat frequency response. Sometimes by making small compromises in the cartridge loading, a better overall frequency response can be achieved. Considering the above the signal must be clean throughout the sweep.

5-8 Reference tone for testing channel output
With this standard reference signal is it possible to check the correctness of the connections of the left and right channels, channel balance and speed of the turntable.

9 -14 Tracking ability test, 315 Hz lateral modulation
These tracks contain a 315 Hz signal, recorded at increasing pick amplitudes of 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 micrometers. Please refer to your cartridge’s tracking ability value specified in the technical data sheet. Your cartridge should be able to track the actual level without audible distortion. Inability to track can be heard as a departure from a pure tone or a sputtering and intermittent tone. To determine if it is one or both channels, the balance control can be utilized. In case of differing tracking ability in the left and right channels it is probably necessary to readjust the anti-skating correction of the tonearm. If both channels fail to track properly, then vertical tracking force should be increased until no further improvement of tracking force can be obtained.

15. Square Wave Form 2.7 msec duty cycle 3:7
When monitoring the output of your cartridge with an oscilloscope you’ll then see a square wave located precisely above each other if the connection from the cartridge is correct.

TRACKLIST

15 tracks which have been cut from 1-4 and 5-15

The new 15-track fine pressing

Frequency Sweep Left Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
Frequency Sweep Right Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
Frequency Sweep Left Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
Frequency Sweep Right Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Left
Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Right
Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Left
Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Right
Tracking ability, lateral 50 μm peak
Tracking ability, lateral 60 μm peak
Tracking ability, lateral 70 μm peak
Tracking ability, lateral 80 μm peak
Tracking ability, lateral 90 μm peak
Tracking ability, lateral 100 μm peak
Square Wave Form 2.7 msec duty cycle 3:7

* The record has a constant amplitude throughout the sweep without any RIAA correction.

About Ortofon

Ortofon is a Danish audio brand with a long heritage in analogue playback, globally recognised for its cartridges, styli and precision engineering. From accessible moving-magnet designs to serious moving-coil solutions, Ortofon is a reference name for listeners who want stable tracking, low noise and musical, well-balanced sound.

Hi-Fi Market is an authorised Ortofon dealer in Estonia, supplying genuine products with official manufacturer warranty and local support. We help you choose the right cartridge and stylus for your turntable, tonearm and phono stage — and recommend setup basics that make a real difference in tracking, tonal balance and surface-noise behaviour.

We keep close to a dozen Ortofon cartridges available for audition in our Tabasalu showroom (Tallinn area), including the full 2M range and the MC X series — so you can compare voicings and upgrade steps in a real system before you decide.

Build a Vinyl Setup with Ortofon

Ortofon components are designed to be the heart of a capable vinyl chain. Start with the right cartridge and stylus, then match your phono stage and turntable setup for clean tracking, stable imaging and a natural tonal balance.

Explore compatible categories for an Ortofon-based vinyl setup:

- Cartridges & Styli
- Phono Preamplifiers
- Turntables

If you want a quick, well-matched recommendation, contact us — we’ll help you choose the right Ortofon cartridge and setup direction for your turntable and listening preferences.

Shipping and Delivery

FREE DELIVERY ACROSS ESTONIA (For orders over €100)

Shipments within Estonia generally arrive at the destination specified by the buyer within 3-5 business days from the entry into force of the sales contract. The contract enters into force from the moment the amount due is received into the online store's bank account.

If you wish, you can also pick up the goods yourself. The address of the salon is Kallaste 7, Tabasalu.

WE DELIVER TO ALL COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.

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OWNER OF THE ONLINE STORE

The owner of the online store hifimarket.ee is Audio Sommelier OÜ (registration number 16891515), address Kallaste, 7, Tabasalu Keskus, Estonia 76901