Sound-smith Otello Mk2

Sound-Smith Otello Mk2

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.

Specifications

Output : High 

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)

Effective Tip Mass:• 0.50 mg

Compliance:• 22 µm/mN (Medium Compliance) 

Frequency Response:• 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 2.5 dB

Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz:• > 24 dB

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