Ortofon is a Danish manufacturer of electronic audio equipment. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe A piece of audio equipment is any device designed principally to reproduce record or process Sound. It is the world's largest producer of magnetic cartridges for phonograph turntables, with 500,000 cartridges sold annually. A magnetic cartridge is a Transducer used for the playback of Gramophone records on a turntable or phonograph. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s [1]
The company was founded by engineers Arnold Poulsen and Axel Petersen in 1918. Initially focusing on sound film technology, Ortofon began to diversify into gramophone record playback and cutting equipment towards the end of World War II. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. A gramophone World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The firm pioneered the use of moving coil technology in phonograph equipment; the first cutting head based on this technology was introduced in 1945. A magnetic cartridge is a Transducer used for the playback of Gramophone records on a turntable or phonograph. [2] Ortofon's first moving coil magnetic cartridge, the AB model,[3] was launched in 1948, and is still manufactured today due to demand from enthusiasts. [1]
DJs currently account for three-quarters of Ortofon's cartridge sales, the remainder being sold for audiophile and consumer audio use. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience An audiophile, from Latin audio "I hear" and Greek philos "loving" is an audio reproduction enthusiast who typically listens [1] Low-cost Ortofon cartridges, such as the OM-5E, are often supplied as standard on budget-priced consumer turntables, including the Pro-ject Debut range. The OM series, however, can be upgraded in performance by replacing the stylus tip.
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- ^ Company profile. Ortofon. Retrieved on 2006-12-04. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song.
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