Ortofon Hi-Fi Concorde Music Blue Moving Magnet Cartridge

Just Plug It In and Play

The Ortofon Concorde Music Blue is a cartridge and headshell in one iconic body that plugs straight into any bayonet tonearm, no tools, no screws, no alignment. Its nude elliptical stylus delivers the open, detailed sound of Ortofon's popular Blue level, in the famous Concorde shape that's been a fixture of turntables for decades.

Why You'll Love It

• Fits in seconds, no tools: The integrated Concorde design clips straight onto a bayonet tonearm and comes correctly aligned, so there's none of the fiddly mounting, wiring or alignment a normal cartridge needs.

• Detailed, open sound: A nude elliptical stylus on an aluminium cantilever gives the clear, dynamic, detailed sound of Ortofon's Blue level, a real step up from entry-level cartridges.

• Upgrade by swapping the stylus: Every Concorde Music stylus fits every Concorde Music body, so you can step up through the range, right to the Black LVB 250, without replacing the cartridge.

Under the Hood

• Nude elliptical stylus: A low-mass nude elliptical diamond traces the groove precisely for detail and low distortion, mounted on an aluminium cantilever.

• Integrated Concorde body: The award-winning one-piece design puts the cartridge and headshell in a single unit, pre-aligned and balanced, for a plug-and-play fit on bayonet tonearms.

• A whole upgrade path: Because the stylus is the only part you change, the Concorde Music range gives you a clear, affordable route to better sound over time.

CHT Insider Verdict

If your turntable has a bayonet (S-shaped) tonearm with a removable headshell connector, the Concorde Music Blue is one of the easiest quality upgrades you can make: no tools, no alignment, just plug it in. It sounds on par with the 2M Blue, in a neater, iconic package. If your tonearm takes a fixed or half-inch cartridge instead, look at the standard 2M Blue.

Pro Tip: The Concorde only fits bayonet tonearms, the kind you unclip and twist off, common on Technics-style and DJ decks. If your turntable has a fixed headshell like a Rega, or a standard half-inch mount, you'll want a 2M cartridge instead.