Ortofon Stylus 2M Blue

Detailed and balanced sound. A impressive product and well worth the investment.

Leaps and bounds better than the mm evo stylus. Fits on the original cartridge body, stupidly simple to change. Much more involved, greater depth and clarity, definition of individual instruments and voices, wider soundstage which sounds like the number of musicians has doubled without any compromise in quality, not a hint of sibillance and deeper bass with much better musicality.

Gives a super Fabulous sound. Great upgrade. Easy to install. Great buy.

I've been using a 2M red on the recommendation of a friend with my Technics SL1210 for a couple of years now, and it's been great - however, it was time for a new stylus, and I only recently realised that the cartridge for the 2M red and 2M blue is the same, so the stylus is interchangeable - so after reading the reviews here, decided to risk upgrading to the 2M blue. I'm only a couple of hours in listening, and I'm already happy this was a good move - the 2M blue gives far more detail, especially at the middle and top frequency ranges, and just sounds more complete overall. Sounded good before, but sounds even better now - and I'm sure it will improve further once the stylus beds in. It's a no brainer for me - I'm not going to stretch to the 2M Bronze (as that needs a new cartridge as well). so this exhibits great value for money. You will not be disappointed. Got it same day delivery on Prime too, excellent. By the way - I notice a couple of reviews mention that it appears difficult to get the stylus cover back on - it's not, it's actually really simple - just place the cover on, and push it from the front, rather than the bottom - just push the front until it clicks on, works every time!

Upgraded from the 2M Silver on my Pro-ject Debut Carbon, the difference really is night and day. No more sibilance on vocals, treble crisper, bass tight and much more punchy, wider soundstage. I'm hearing details that I've never heard before, and falling back in love with my record collection after having moved largely to hi-res streaming in recent years.Not cheap, but the most bang-for-buck upgrade you can buy for your turntable.

Other reviews state that this is a worthwhile upgrade from the 2M Red. What I would like to add is that if it's a few years since you bought your last 2M Blue stylus you are also in for a pleasant surprise. The latest stylus is a better quality than the old one that came with my original 2M cartridge; that looked like a traditional 'conical' shaped stylus, whereas the new ones appear to be a shaped diamond - 'nude elliptical' I believe they are called. This stylus gives more focus to parts of the recording being played, such as tambourines or bass lines for example, sounding noticeably clearer. In fact all instruments (including voices) now sound more 'individual' in the mix as a whole. The reason I've given only four stars is because there are better upgrades available; it depends on how much you want to spend and whether that increase in expenditure (you would also need a new cartridge to upgrade to the bronze or black 2Ms) is worthwhile for how much extra quality you end up with. As a simple inexpensive upgrade however, the 2M Blue is well worthwhile.

So a coupe of months ago I bought a Pro-Ject Debut Pro turntable. I love it and I’ve been very pleased with it.However on some records from my collection, mostly the loud 12” pop singles I have, I was noticing excessive sibilant distortion. Like the really horrible hissy scratchy kind that leaps from the speakers.Also on some records the very high treble just sounded a bit course and spitty. I slowly noticed this over time as I have worked my way through my records with the new turntable. For the most part the original bonded elliptical stylus was doing a great job with most of my collection.Anyway the distortion was bugging me even if it was only on a few records, I got curious and bought the 2M Blue.WOW! This is NOT subtle, this is a revelation! Records that were sounding horribly sibilant before are now smooth and clear. No horrible hissing from vocals, no spitty rough high hats anymore. There is plenty of clarity and detail still but the overall presentation is much more refined. Bass is accurate the soundstage is open and precise. This is money very well spent.Considering I have kept the Pick It Pro cartridge installed and just swapped out the stylus body I am completely amazed.