Nude elliptical OM. Rarely sold as a complete cartridge in the US now — mostly bought as Stylus 20 to upgrade an OM 5E/10 body. ~1,000 h per Ortofon.
Ortofon cites approximately 1,000 hours of stylus life. Actual service life varies with tracking force, record condition, cleaning and use.
| Type | MM |
|---|---|
| Mount | half-inch |
| Stylus shape | nude elliptical |
| Output | 4 mV |
| Tracking force | 1.5–2.0 g |
| Cited stylus life | ~1,000 hours |
Exact manufacturer product
Stylus 20Dated reference price: $226.00 checked July 17, 2026
Normalized from the exact replacement product identity in the cartridge research dataset.
Same drop-in mount within Ortofon's own cartridge family — a tier structure the manufacturer defines, not a claim about how each one sounds.
This model is the upgrade step from: