The Ortofon Moving Coil Exchange (Trade-In) Program is designed to help existing Ortofon customers update or renew their Hi-Fi system in a much more cost-effective way.


Through the program, Ortofon offer a trade-in value for the current range of moving coil cartridges, as well as an extensive list of discontinued models. Through this cartridge exchange program, we are able to help customers upgrade or replace their current phono cartridge in a more economical way than usual.


How It Works


Any condition cartridge is accepted. In order to qualify for your 25% at RRP discount, the equivalent cartridge model must be purchased, as outlined in the table. If you wish to upgrade to a higher specification model, you'll get 25% off the RRP value of the current equivalent trade-in cartridge towards your upgraded model.


Moving Coil modelsRecommended replacement
QUINTET SERIES
MC Quintet MonoMC Quintet Mono or higher performance model
MC Quintet RedMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC Quintet BlueMC Quintet Blue or higher performance model
MC Quintet BronzeMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC Quintet Black SMC Quintet Black S or higher performance model
CADENZA SERIES
MC Cadenza MonoMC Cadenza Mono or higher performance model
MC Cadenza RedMC Cadenza Red or higher performance model
MC Cadenza BlueMC Cadenza Blue or higher performance model
MC Cadenza BronzeMC Cadenza Bronze or higher performance model
MC Cadenza BlackMC Cadenza Black or higher performance model
EXCLUSIVES SERIES
MC A90Any current Exclusives series model
MC A95Any current Exclusives series model
MC WindfeldAny current Exclusives series model
MC CenturyAny current Exclusives series model
MC A MonoMC A Mono
MC Windfeld TiAny current Exclusives series model
MC XpressionAny current Exclusives series model
MC AnnaMC Verismo or MC Diamond
MC Anna DiamondMC Verismo or MC Diamond
MC VerismoMC Verismo or MC Diamond
MC DiamondMC Diamond
HISTORICAL HIGH-OUTPUTNB: the replacement cartridges are not High-Output, an extra step-up device (an extra 20 dB - 26 dB gain) like a MC transformer or a MC amplifier is needed
MC-1 TurboMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC-3 TurboMC Quintet Blue or higher performance model
X1-MCMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
X1-MCP (T4P)MC Quintet Red or higher performance model
X3-MCMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
X5-MCMC Quintet Black or higher performance model
HMC 10 / MC QuartzMC Quintet Blue or higher performance model
HMC 20 / MC QuattroMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
HMC 30 / MC QuasarMC Quintet Black S or higher performance model
HISTORICAL MOVING COIL
MC 10 SUPER MK llMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC 10 SUPREMEMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC 10 WMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC 15 SUPER MK llMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 20 MKIIMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 20 WMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 20 SUPER MK llMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 20 Super 25th Anniversary/SEMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 20 SUPER SEMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 20 SUPREMEMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 2000 MK llMC Cadenza Blue or higher performance model
MC 25 EMC Quintet Red and/or higher performance model
MC 25 FLMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 30 WMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 30 SUPREMEMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC 30 SUPER MK llMC Quintet Black S or higher performance model
MC 3000 MK llMC Cadenza Bronze or higher performance model
MC 5000MC Cadenza Black or higher performance model
MC 70 AnniversaryMC Cadenza Blue or higher performance model
MC 7500MC Cadenza Black or higher performance model
MC JubileeMC Cadenza Black or higher performance model
MC RohmannMC Cadenza Black or higher performance model
MC Kontrapunkt AMC Cadenza Red or higher performance model
MC Kontrapunkt BMC Cadenza Blue or higher performance model
MC Kontrapunkt CMC Cadenza Bronze or higher performance model
MC Kontrapunkt HMC Cadenza Red or higher performance model
MC Quintet BlackMC Quintet Black S or higher performance model
MC SalsaMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC SambaMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC StatementMC Cadenza Red or higher performance model
MC StyleMC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model
MC TangoMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC ValenciaMC Quintet Black S or higher performance model
MC VeniceMC Cadenza Red or higher performance model
MC Vero IIMC Quintet Black S or higher performance model
MC ViennaMC Cadenza Black or higher performance model
MC VigorMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC VirgoMC Quintet Blue or higher performance model
MC Virtus IIMC Quintet Black S or higher performance model
MC VitesseMC Quintet Blue or higher performance model
MC Vivo Red / MC 09 AMC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC Vivo Blue / MC 09 BMC Quintet Blue or higher performance model
MC Rondo Red / MC W* 10MC Quintet Red or higher performance model
MC Rondo Blue / MC W* 20MC Quintet Blue or higher performance model
MC Rondo Bronze / MC W* 30MC Quintet Bronze or higher performance model


Why Should I Exchange?


Ortofon and Interdyn offer this service as an alternative to a ‘refurbishment’ or ‘re-tipping’ service. It is our opinion that if the internal mechanics or the diamond tip of a cartridge are modified, replaced or restored, the fundamental element of what made that cartridge unique is lost, and it will therefore never be fully restored to what you originally purchased. With our exchange scheme, you get rewarded for being an existing Ortofon customer and are able to update your system easily.


Important point: This offer is also open to non-working cartridges. So if you've had an accident and broken your cartridge, or the stylus, suspension, cantilever or any element of the cartridge is irreparably damaged, we're still happy to help. We take cartridges in all conditions back on this scheme.


Where Can I Exchange?


The Exchange Program can be accessed at all Moving Coil qualified Ortofon Dealers.