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product_id: 407700833
title: "Ortofon Stylus pressure gauge"
brand: "ortofon"
price: "€ 42.34"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
category: "Ortofon"
url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/407700833-ortofon-stylus-pressure-gauge
store_origin: FR
region: France
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# Measures 1.25g-4g tracking force Precision mechanical pivot scale Compact & easy-to-use design Ortofon Stylus pressure gauge

**Brand:** ortofon
**Price:** € 42.34
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚖️ Tune your vinyl vibe with pinpoint precision!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Ortofon Stylus pressure gauge by ortofon
- **How much does it cost?** € 42.34 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/407700833-ortofon-stylus-pressure-gauge)

## Best For

- ortofon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted ortofon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Mechanical Precision:** Reliable analog gauge with no batteries needed for consistent results
- • **Compact & Lightweight:** Weighs just 12g, perfect for on-the-go DJs and audiophiles
- • **Budget-Friendly Pro Tool:** Affordable yet essential for every serious turntable setup
- • **Protect Your Vinyl Investment:** Set the perfect tracking force to minimize record wear and mistracking
- • **Accurate Tracking Force Measurement:** Ensure optimal stylus pressure for flawless vinyl playback

## Overview

The Ortofon Stylus Pressure Gauge is a compact, mechanical tool designed to accurately measure the tracking force of your turntable’s stylus between 1.25g and 4g. Lightweight and easy to use, it helps optimize playback quality while protecting your vinyl records from damage, making it an essential accessory for audiophiles and vinyl enthusiasts.

## Description

Simple budget tracking force tool

Review: This made setting up my new turntable a piece of cake, elegantly simple but does the job and you know that because it is mechanical it will be accurate.
Review: シンプルですが華奢です。 もう少し、オルトフォンらしさが必要と感じました。

## Features

- The Ortofon tracking force gauge is a simple budget tool for turntables that is used to determine the stylus tracking force.
- The tracking force is the downward pressure that is applied by the weight of the tonearm through the cartridge stylus and onto the vinyl record. It is important to set the proper tracking force in order to maximize the playback performance and to reduce the risk of mistracking or causing excessive record wear.
- Check for the manufacturers recommended settings for your stylus tracking force. The Ortofon tracking force gauge tool is a small plastic pivot type scale that will accurately measure tracking force between 1.25 g and 4 g.
- The Ortofon stylus force gauge is simple to use

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0028O8008 |
| Brand | Ortofon |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (560) |
| Date First Available | 17 August 2012 |
| Item Weight | 12 g |
| Item model number | 8541736742 |
| Manufacturer | Ortofon |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 9999806 |
| Voltage | 0.01 Volts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Ortofon
- **Item weight:** 12 Grams
- **Manufacturer:** Ortofon
- **Material:** Glass Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Polycarbonate (PC) Stainless Steel Aluminium
- **Voltage:** 0.01 Volts

## Images

![Ortofon Stylus pressure gauge - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QmVW4S6DL.jpg)
![Ortofon Stylus pressure gauge - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41p1NyqWMVL.jpg)
![Ortofon Stylus pressure gauge - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/515KnVKkb9L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will this work on a shure cartridge**
A: Nope…don’t bother…hard to calibrate…not enough range to allow for most types of cartridges…better off getting a digital one…which I eventually did and it works great!

**Q: Does this gauge include instructions and ideal tracking forces?**
A: Minimal instructions, but sufficient; the process is very simple. There is no "ideal" tracking force in general. The tracking force is determined by the manufacturer of the cartridge you are using, and it varies depending on your brand of cartridge and the model. Even "ideal" is an approximation, and manufacturers call this "optimal" tracking force. Depending on your tonearm you might want to be just a little above or below the optimal tracking force.  To find out the optimal tracking force you have to go by what the manufacturer recommends. This should have come with your cartridge. But judging by the Ortofon  gauge I got  it will not be accurate at all. Likely it will be off by more than half a gram. I recommend you get something better. The Audio Additives brand sold by Music Direct in Chicago is the best gauge for the money, but it is expensive--about $75 dollars.

**Q: Is this as accurate as the Shure gauge?**
A: Hard to say if one is more accurate than the other. They are both accurate within reason for the majority of phono cartridges you might use. If you have a very sensitive high end cartridge I would recommend a digital guage.

**Q: Spirit level? The review written by ChatGPT was not well edited by Rob the human. This device has no spirit level. It is a lever and fulcrum device.**
A: This is a pretty simple but very effective stylus gauge. I have a couple of electronic gauges, the vintage precision stylus force gauge SFG-2 from Shure and Ortofon SPG. Cheap electronic gauges are troublemakers - depleted or leaked batteries, need to be calibrated every time, and finally - NOT SO PRECISE, because results highly depend on where you put the needle within the metering area. Ortofon and Shure use the same mechanical static balance design. Shure has an adjustable (using a counterweight slider) measuring range of 0~3g with 0.05g precision while Ortofon has a range of 0~4g but provides hi-precision results only when you place the stylus exactly on the printed mark (in this case precision is 0.05g too), but in between it is quite difficult to know the precise reading. Good news that Ortofon has marking for most standard pressure levels: 1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 4 gramm. Unfortunately, Shure ceased SFG-2 production long ago and you can only source it from eBay. Since I have a number of cartridges with different pressure requirements, I used the Ortofon gauge very often until I purchased the Shure SFG-2 when I switched cartridges. I suppose that there are some super expensive, fancy uber-precise  electronic gaguges around but I never owned one, because $25 static balance scale from Ortofon or Shure does the job with the same result.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***E on 1 May 2021*

This made setting up my new turntable a piece of cake, elegantly simple but does the job and you know that because it is mechanical it will be accurate.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***N on 17 September 2022*

シンプルですが華奢です。 もう少し、オルトフォンらしさが必要と感じました。

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by I***S on 13 June 2025*

Petite balance pour la mesure de la pression des aiguilles des cellules de lecture de disques vinyles. Origine Ortofon. Simple mais parfait. Pour amateurs avertis. Manipulation délicate. Règlage fin indispensable aux platines haut de gamme.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Ortofon Stylus pressure gauge
- Ortofon Alignment Tools (Standard)

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