update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . april 2016 ortofon is a danish manufacturer of electronic audio equipment . it is the world s largest producer of magnetic cartridges for phonograph turntables with 500 000 cartridges sold annually . 1 the company was founded by engineers arnold poulsen and axel petersen in 1918 . initially focusing on sound film technology ortofon began to diversify into gramophone record playback and cutting equipment towards the end of world war ii . the firm pioneered the use of moving coil technology in phonograph equipment ; the first cutting head based on this technology was introduced in 1945 . 2 ortofon s first moving coil magnetic cartridge the ab model 3 was launched in 1948 and similar variations of that product are still manufactured today due to demand from enthusiasts . 1 djs currently account for three quarters of ortofon s cartridge sales the remainder being sold for audiophile and consumer audio use . 1 low cost ortofon cartridges such as the om 5e are often supplied as standard on budget priced consumer turntables including the pro ject debut range . the ortofon om series stylus assemblies are interchangeable allowing users to easily mount a more expensive stylus on a cheaper cartridge . see also edit list of phonograph manufacturers references edit a b c vinyl records are solid gold for ortofon . denmark.dk . july 2 2003 . retrieved 2006 12 04 . dead link company profile . ortofon . archived from the original on 2006 11 21 . retrieved 2006 12 04 . those were the days ortofon a b spu decca london and tannoy varitwin phono cartridges . soundfountain . november 12 2004 . retrieved 2006 12 04 . external links edit official website this danish corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this technology article about a corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ortofon & oldid 714706058 categories danish company stubstechnological company stubsphonograph manufacturerscompanies established in 1918audio equipment manufacturershidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010wikipedia articles in need of updating from april 2016all wikipedia articles in need of updatingofficial website different in wikidata and wikipediaall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages danskdeutschitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 11 april 2016 at 10 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view