Soundsmith Otello Cartridge
We are not permitted to offer this brand of cartridge outside the UK.
Our entry level design captures more than its share of recorded beauty —by design. Big soundstage, detail and resolution at an affordable price.
The Otello is Soundsmith’s entry level Fixed Coil design, realizing an affordable pathway into the world of high-performance cartridges. 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.
Workmanship on this product is warranted for 2 full years
Long term investment due to rebuild
Specifications
- Cartridge Type: Fixed Coil
- Output: High
- Available As Dual Coil Mono: Yes
- Stylus: Elliptical Titanium Bonded, 0.20mm Round
- Radius of curvature: 6 x 17 μm
- Cantilever: Aluminum Alloy
- Recommended tracking force: 12mN / 1.2 gm (high), 14mN / 1.4 gm (medium)
- Effective tip mass: 0.50 mg
- Compliance: 28 μm/mN (high), 22 μm/mN (medium)
- Frequency response: 20-20,000 Hz ± 2.5 dB
- Channel separation (stereo only): 1000 Hz >24 dB, 50-15,000 >20 dB
- Channel difference: <1.8 dB (Stereo), <1.0 dB (Mono)
- Output voltage: >2.12 mV
- Cartridge weight: 6.8 grams
- Loading: ≥ 47 kΩ
