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Reloop OM black Review


The Reloop OM Black cartidges offers alot for a low price. They have good tracking ability with clear sound. The OM Black pickups are also included with most Reloop turntables. The frequency range is 20hz to 22khz. The pickups are handassembled in denmark by Ortofon. Acording to the manufacturers specifications the cartidge good tracking also lends itself to scratching. In recent years Reloop have gain alot djs from the turntableist/scratch community
with Products like spin and the RP7000 turntable, and not to forget their latest scratchmixer, the Elite controller/mixer.

included in the box:

After assembeling the pickup to the headshell, a quick adjustment to the weight of the tonearm, and antiskating the needle is up and running. Checking the tracking when backcueing, readjusting just slightly more weight to the tonearm and the pickup is tracking even when scribble scratching. The soundquality  is clear. These are quality cartidges with good tracking. 

Reloops line of pickups are the spin, the GT, the green Concorde pickup, the Concorde vibe pickup and the black Concordes and these OM pickups. The OM Black are the lowest in price. The Black model share the same specifications on the OM and Concorde version. 

When I started to look for these pickups, the low price made me intrested in seeing if the tracking ability was good for a cartidge at 33 Euros. The pickup was sold out in nearly every shop. After testing the OM black cartidge, the tracking when scratching and good soundquality makes these my new go to cartidges. Coming from previous Ortofon qbert Concorde cartidges. If you are looking for mixing vinyl on a budget these are perfect.

Summary:

Good tracking
Clear sound
low price

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