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Ortofon Concorde SCRATCH

The SCRATCH runs 5 g tracking with a spherical stylus: skip-proof, back-cue-proof, and deliberately not for audiophile listening.

Tracking force
4.0–5.0 g (start 5.0)
Stylus
Spherical
Output
7.0 mV MM
Anti-skate
often zeroed for scratching
Stylus life
short by design
Use
turntablism, club abuse

How Ortofon Concorde SCRATCH Works

DJ cartridges invert audiophile logic: heavy tracking forces, spherical styli, and robust suspensions built to survive back-cueing and skids. The SCRATCH at 5 g will play through a earthquake — and will wear records faster in a month of scratching than a home cart in years. Different tool, different job, same physics: force is a choice with consequences.

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