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Soundsmith Otello High Output Phono Cartridge
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Soundsmith Otello High Output Phono Cartridge

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£599.95    
£499.96 Exc. VAT |  |
  

Soundsmith Otello Phono Cartridge

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.

Specifications

Cartridge Type

Fixed Coil

Stylus Type

Elliptical

Output

High

Available As Dual Coil Mono

Yes

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

Average Rating (4 Reviews):  
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Rating:  
Great cartridge!
11 January 2024  | 

I had a lot of HUM problems with previous cartridge. After installing Otello, sounds clean, no HUM at all, even playing VERY loud. This cartridge is amazingly shielded. And sound very detailed! Highly recommended!!!

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Easy Listening
14 December 2023  | 

The Otello is replacing a AT 150 MLX on my Rega RP40. Though it is not as detailled and analytical as the AT, the Otello has a much more relaxed sound, more natural timbres and a slightly bigger soundstage. The highs are not so airy as with the AT, the mids and the bass are rich and punchy with a touch of warmth. Overall i am very pleased with the engaging and musical sound of this cartridge.

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Soundsmith otello
09 September 2023  | 

bonne cartouche, facile à gérer sur une linn lp 12 et bras ekos mk 1.

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Everything you’ve been searching for
21 October 2020  | 

It is effortless. I am coming from a MM Nagaoka MP-110 cartridge and this thing is worlds apart in the amount of detail that it pulls. It feels extremely light footed and airy and very focused. I’ve never heard a cartridge like this one before. Soundsmith will be taking more of my money in the future. I love peter ledermann’s philosophy on cartridge design and just can’t get enough of this thing. I’m listening to everything over again.

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