The Otello is an affordable entry into the world of high-performance cartridges. Designed and built like all Soundsmithcartridges, Soundsmith carefully engineered Otello to give it a proper balance of tone and resolution, the result is a cartridge that complements virtually 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 range can touch. Otello is a medium weight cartridge at 6.8Gms making it compatible with a broad variety of tonearms and thanks to its 2.2mV output, Otello works well with most MM phono preamps. All Soundsmith cartridges are Made in the USA. Moving Iron Design A Moving Iron cartridge design has both the magnets and the coils fixed in place. A very low-mass and extremely precisely wound iron cross is affixed to the cantilever/stylus assembly and placed between the magnets and coils; as the iron cross moves in the magnetic field it generates signal voltage. Since only the iron cross moves, more coil windings (higher output) and heavier magnets (more powerful) may be used without penalty. Other advantages to the MI design are very low moving mass (greater resolution) and superior channel separation (better imaging). Stylus: Elliptical Titanium Bonded, 0.20mm Round Radius of curvature: 6 x 17 µm Cantilever: Aluminum Alloy Recommended Tracking Force: 1.2 gm (Max) Effective tip mass: 0.50 mg Compliance: 28 µm/mN (high) Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz (±2.5 dB) Channel Separation: 1000 Hz: >24 dB 50-15,000 >20 dB Channel Difference: <1.8 dB Output Voltage: 2.2 mV Weight: 6.8 Gms Impedance: >/= 47 kOhms Capacitance: 100-200pF
S**N
Like it better than my Goldring Oroica Mc
Compared this to Clear Audio,Dynavector,and Blue point,no fancy package but very impressed with this cartridge,deep tight bass,no harshness in upper regions,Very fluid but authoritive,Like it better than my Goldring Oroica Mc
A**R
Represented as new, it's not.
Not as advertized.
J**K
Awesome sound for little money
Excellent cartridge. Tracks nice. You can get a retail for $100. Great deal.
D**N
Fantastic!
Purchased and installed at HiFi Sound in Minneapolis (same price you will find online) and had them install it. Hands down the best tech in town who is ironically also named David Olson. All that said.. I had a Denon DL-110 that I really enjoyed unceremoniously destroyed by a 13 year old. Prior to that I ran a Grado Prestige Silver. Once broken in the Denon blew the Grado away for music reproduction, soundstage, and bass performance. Not the warmest but really musical. Hifi suggested I get the Otello which, was purportedly similar to the DL-110 with improved soundstage and greater range. After about 10 hours I noticed it start to loosen up and become more musical and the edgy brightness fading. Starting to get better, more comparable to the Denon. Then...Put Radiohead - A Mood Shaped Pool on the turntable. Immediately heard music that had not shown up before, a warmer sound to the album while providing clarity and range that were never produced by the DL-110. This thing is great. Can't wait to hear what she conjures after another 20-30 hours!Equipment:Thorens TD-125 MKII w/Sumiko Premier FT-3Audio Analogue Puccini SE IntegratedCustom Monitors
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