
Pro-Ject Audio Systems
Pick it MM 5
The Pick it MM 5 is a moving-magnet phono cartridge manufactured by Ortofon and voiced by the Pro-Ject Audio Systems design team. It uses Ortofon split-pole pins, a nude elliptical stylus with an 8/18 µm tip radius, and a cantilever based on high-end DJ cantilevers; the cartridge has a 1/2-inch mounting standard with threaded holes. Specifications include 4 mV output, 20–25,000 Hz frequency response (±2 dB), 25 dB channel separation at 1 kHz, 1.8 g recommended tracking force, 47 kΩ recommended load resistance, 150–300 pF recommended load capacitance, and 7.2 g weight.
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Specifications
- Weight
- 7.2 g lbs
- Stylus type
- Nude Elliptical
- Output voltage
- 4 mV
- Tracking angle
- 20°
- Stylus tip radius
- r/R 8/18 μm
- Frequency response
- 20 - 25 000 Hz (± 2 dB)
- Cartridge principle
- MM (Moving-Magnet)
- Tracking force range
- 1,6 - 2 g (mN)
- Recommended tracking force
- 1,8 g (mN)
- Channel separation at 1
- 25 dB kHz
- Recommended load resistance
- 47 kΩ
- Trackability 315 hz lateral
- 80 µm
- Recommended load capacitance
- 150 - 300 pF
- Height stylus tip to top mounting surface
- 18 mm
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