The Stylus 530 MK II is the top-tier replacement stylus in Ortofon's 500 series of moving magnet cartridges. It pairs a nude Fine Line diamond on its cantilever with the same body fitting used across the rest of the 500 range, allowing it to upgrade or replace the stylus on any 510, 520 or 530 cartridge body.
Fine Line Diamond
The Fine Line tip uses a sharper contact radius than the elliptical and spherical profiles found further down the range. Specified at r/R 8/40 µm, the narrower contact area sits deeper in the record groove and tracks high-frequency modulations with greater accuracy, which translates to clearer treble detail and improved channel separation when fitted to a compatible cartridge body.
Compatibility
All cartridges in the 500 series share the same stylus fitting, so the Stylus 530 MK II can be used with the Stylus 510 MK II, 510, 520 MK II, 520, 530 MK II, 530 and 530 P bodies. Fitting the 530 MK II stylus to a lower-tier 510 or 520 body upgrades that cartridge to a Fine Line tip without replacing the cartridge itself.
Setup
The recommended tracking force is 1.5 g, with a usable range of 1.25 to 1.75 g and a tracking angle of 20°. The tip is mounted on a black and grey housing that clips into the cartridge body without tools.