Pro-Ject Pick It Pro Moving Magnet Cartridge

Lively & robust with a high dynamic range

We have always been looking for the best price/performance ratio, with perfect manufacturing quality. For this reason, we decided to work with Ortofon to develop a unique range of cartridges. Thanks to the excellent manufacturing skills of Ortofon we were able to produce a very special cartridge: The Pick it PRO.

Manufacturers Details

Cartridges are electromechanical transducers, where mechanical energy is transformed into an electrical signal. The real difference in sound happens here. The turntable itself should be as neutral as possible. The colour and life of the music come from the cartridge. We, therefore, designed our new Pick it PRO that delivers a more lively and robust sound and convinces with its wide dynamic range.

Engineered With Care

The actual sound of the cartridge depends on how you combine the different components that make up the cartridge: stylus, cantilever, cantilever suspension, coil material, number of coil windings, generator, etc... You cannot judge the cartridge by looking at just one specific part. Experience and the art of fine-tuning make a cartridge unique and special. The perfect combination of components is the key to achieve the great charismatic sound of the Pick it PRO. Intensive research, development, and listening tests have been necessary to achieve the sound we were looking for.

Features

Moving Magnet principle

High fidelity

Very detailed with low distortion

Exceptionally lively & robust

Convinces with high a dynamic range

Simple and fast mounting

1/2 inch mounting standard

Threaded holes for simple mounting without nuts

New transparent design

Specifications

Cartridge principle: MM (Moving-Magnet)

Output voltage at 1 kHz: 4 mV

Channel separation at 1 kHz: 22 dB

Tracking ability at 315Hz: 70 μm

Frequency response: 20 - 20 000 Hz +/- 2dB

Stylus type: Elliptisch

Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 μm

Tracking force, range: 1,8 - 2,2 g (mN)

Tracking force, recommended: 2,0 g (mN)

Tracking angle: 20°

Internal impedance, DC resistance: 750 Ohm

Internal inductance: 450mH

Recommended load resistance: 47kOhm

Recommended load capacitance: 150-300pF

Cartridge weight: 7,2 g