Soundsmith Otello Fixed Coil (Moving Iron) Cartridge
Soundsmith Otello Fixed Coil (Moving Iron) Cartridge
The Otello is Soundsmith’s entry level Fixed Coil design, realizing an affordable pathway into the world of high-performance cartridges. The Sounsmith Otello is cmpatible with all standard MM phono pre-amps but has all the benefits of a fixed coil design.
Built by hand like all Soundsmith cartridges, the Otello provides a perfect balance of tone and resolution at a great price. The result is a cartridge that is at ease with any type of music. Just slightly warmer than other Soundsmith designs, Otello yields a richness of timbre that is utterly beguiling with a level of speed and dynamic range that no other cartridge in this price. The result? A wonderful design that gives the warmth of MM and the light-footedness of Moving Iron design.
Also available in dual-coil mono.
The entry level design captures more than its share of recorded beauty —by design. Big soundstage, detail and resolution at an affordable price.
Made in the USA
Specifications
| Type: | • Fixed Coil / Moving Iron |
| Mount: | • Standard ½” |
| Stylus: | • Elliptical Titanium Bonded, 0.20 mm round |
| Radius of Curvature: | • 6 x 17 µm |
| Cantilever: | • Aluminum Alloy |
| Recommended Tracking Force: | • 1.3 - 1.6 g Standard (Medium Compliance) • 1.0 - 1.2 g (Special Order High Compliance) |
| Effective Tip Mass: | • 0.50 mg |
| Compliance: | • 22 µm/mN (Medium Compliance) • 28 µm/mN (High Compliance) |
| Frequence Response: | • 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 2.5 dB |
| Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: | • > 24 dB • N/A (Mono version) |
| Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz: | • > 20 dB • N/A (Mono version) |
| Channel Difference: | • < 1.8 dB • < 1.0 dB (Mono version) |
| Output Voltage @ 5cm/sec: | • > 2.12 mV (HIGH) |
| DC Resistance (DCR): | • 680Ω |
| Coil Inductance per channel: | • 190 mH |
| Suggested Preamp Gain: | • 38 - 44 dB |
| Cartridge Weight: | • 9.20 g (ES series) |
| Recommended Load Resistance: | • ≥ 47kΩ |
| Recommended Load Capacitance: | • n/a |