Ortofon
ST-7
Introduced 2016$923 MSRP
The ST-7 is Ortofon's compact, dual-mono moving-coil step-up transformer, made in Japan and designed as a match for Ortofon's MC Quintet Series and SPU Classic/SPU #1 cartridges, with individually permalloy-shielded left/right transformer channels in a vibration-damped housing.
MSRP
$923
Used market · Excellent
$243
-74% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $923 at launch to $243 today.
Specifications
- Gain
- 24 dB at 1 kHz
- Build
- Solid housing on four rubber feet for vibration reduction; sandwich winding structure; high-quality internal wiring; made in Japan
- Price
- $922.99 (Music Direct); €899 (Ortofon EU store)
- Design
- Dual-mono, individually permalloy-shielded left/right channels
- Connectors
- High-quality gold-plated terminals
- Recommended load
- 47 kΩ // 200 pF
- Frequency response
- 15–45 kHz, +0 dB / −2.5 dB
- Recommended cartridge match
- MC Quintet Series, SPU Classic models, SPU #1 models
- Recommended cartridge impedance
- 2–60 Ω
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