Soundsmith Sotto Voce Medium Output Phono Cartridge
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Overview & specification
Soundsmith Sotto Voce Medium Output Fixed Coil Cartridge
Medium output, otherwise identical to The Voice. Kudos, accolades and many “Product of the Year” awards. The pinnacle of High Output designs – from Soundsmith – of course. Sotto Voce is our special medium output version.
Each one hand crafted by Peter Ledermann – Made in the USA.
SPECIFICATIONS
Output Medium
Output Voltage 1.1 mV
Type: • Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount: • Standard ½”
Stylus: • Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square Selected
Radius of Curvature: • Optimized Contour Contact Line
Cantilever: • Ruby
Recommended Tracking Force: • 1.3 – 1.6 g Standard (Medium Compliance)
1.0 – 1.2 g (Special Order High Compliance)
Effective Tip Mass: • 0.30 mg
Compliance: • 22 µm/mN (Medium Compliance)
28 µm/mN (High Compliance)
Frequence Response: • 20 – 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: • > 30 dB
N/A (Mono version)
Channel Separation @ 50 – 15,000 Hz: • > 20 dB
N/A (Mono version)
Channel Difference: • < 0.5 dB
< 1.0 dB (Mono version)
Output Voltage @ 5cm/sec: • > 1.10 mV (MEDIUM)
DC Resistance (DCR): • 110Ω
Coil Inductance per channel: • 30 mH
Suggested Preamp Gain: • 48 – 54 dB
Cartridge Weight: • 6.80 g
Recommended Load Resistance: • ≥ 1.5kΩ
Recommended Load Capacitance: • n/a
