Ortofon and the Accuracy in Sound

95 years ago a great Danish success story began... Today Ortofon is the world's leading cartridge manufacturer and one stop supplier of cartridges.

Ortofon has always been working with sound reproduction. It was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1918 and initially made soundtracks for movies. In 1948 Ortofon developed its first moving coil cartridge, since then more than 300 different cartridges have been developed and manufactured, with their latest being MC Quintet Series.

They benefit from being established in Denmark, a country recognised for its strong tradition in acoustics and its wealth of other high-end manufacturers, who make hearing aids and acoustic measurement equipment, in addition to all aspects of high-end audio.

Today Ortofon is the leading cartridge manufacturer and supplier of cartridges. This is a result of significant design experience and great technological know-how. It is their aim to bring customers many hours of new and surprising experiences in listening to their precious vinyl collection.

Acoustics, materials, technology and micro mechanics are key competences in Ortofon's technological prowess.

Research and development is done with the company's own engineers supported by a strong network of acoustic know-how and industrial design in Denmark. It is Ortofon's philosophy to constantly develop new products and thus renew and improve the product range in accordance with the needs of the markets.

The cartridges are sold worldwide through a network of more than 60 importers and sales subsidiaries in the USA and in Japan.

Today the Ortofon brand is widely recognised among consumers and industry professionals. Their competencies in materials, magnetism, acoustics and micromechanics have led to the establishment of a separate B2B division OrtofonMicrotech manufacturing Bone Conductors and components to the hearing aid industry.