Ortofon SPU Classic N E Moving Coil Cartridge

Ortofon SPU Classic N E Cartridge

The Ortofon SPU Classic N E brings the signature SPU sound into a flexible, headshell-free design, allowing users to mount the cartridge on a traditional detachable headshell. It shares the same sonic character as the SPU Classic GM E series, making it ideal for both modern systems and vintage SPU setups.

This version features a Nude Elliptical stylus, offering improved groove tracing accuracy over spherical designs. The result is greater detail retrieval, enhanced clarity, and more precise high-frequency response, while still maintaining the rich, musical presentation that defines the SPU range.

With high-purity OFC copper coil wire and a low impedance design, the SPU Classic N E ensures clean signal transmission and strong dynamic performance, delivering a refined and engaging analogue listening experience.

Key Features:

• Classic SPU sound in a headshell-free format

• Compatible with traditional detachable headshells

• Nude elliptical stylus for improved detail and tracking accuracy

• Ideal for vintage SPU system setups

• High-purity OFC copper coil wire

• Low impedance design for clean signal transmission

Technical Specifications:

• Output Voltage: 0.2 mV (at 1kHz, 5cm/sec)

• Channel Balance: < 1 dB (at 1kHz)

• Channel Separation: > 20 dB (1kHz), > 10 dB (15kHz)

• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±3dB)

• Tracking Ability: > 65 µm (at 315Hz)

• Compliance (Dynamic, Lateral): 8 µm/mN

• Stylus Type: Nude Elliptical

• Stylus Radius: 8 / 18 µm

• Tracking Force Range: 3.0 – 5.0 g

• Recommended Tracking Force: 4.0 g

• Tracking Angle: 20°

• Internal Impedance: 6Ω

• Recommended Load Impedance: > 10Ω

Build & Design:

• Coil Wire: High Purity Copper (OFC)

• Colour: Black

• Weight: 13 g

What’s Included:

• Ortofon SPU Classic N E Cartridge

• Documentation

Note: This product is available for in-store demonstration. Visit the Spinning Room showroom in Leeds to experience the SPU Classic N E in person.