Soundsmith Helios Medium Output Phono Cartridge
Our new medium output design, the Helios is otherwise technically identical to the Hyperion. The Hyperion is the cartridge of choice for the most esteemed audio equipment manufacturers. Why? Because when they exhibit their gear at Hi-Fi shows, they want their turntable, amplifier or speaker systems to sound the very best that they can! Peter Ledermann‘s radical design utilizes an actual “cactus spine” for the cantilever. The naturally tapered shape, stacked columnar fibers and desiccated resin damping fit the exact parameters of the perfect cantilever: Low mass, extreme rigidity, internal damping, and tremendous strength.
Features
Cartridge Type: Fixed Coil
Stylus Type: Contact Line/ O.C Contact Line
Output: Medium
Output Voltage: 1.1mV
Specification
Type: Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount: Standard ½”
Stylus: Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square Selected
Radius of Curvature: Contact Line or Optimized Contact Line
Cantilever: Hand formed/treated Cactus "Spine"
Recommended Tracking Force: 1.8 - 2.2 g
Effective Tip Mass: 0.30 mg
Compliance: 12 µm/mN vertical, 7 µm/mN horizontal
Frequence Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: > 36 dB
Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz: > 25 dB
Channel Difference: < 0.5 dB
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: 10.25 g
Recommended Load Resistance: ≥ 1.5kΩ
Recommended Load Capacitance: n/a
