Soundsmith
£2,999.95

The Voice

The Voice has won numerous "product-of-the-year" awards and is – in Peter Ledermann’s words –"probably the best High Output cartridge in production today.

Soundsmith The Voice Phono Cartridge

Since its introduction in 2009, The Voice has won numerous "product-of-the-year" awards and is – in Peter Ledermann’s words –"probably the best High Output cartridge in production today." Our design goal was to produce the lowest moving mass high output design possible using novel and advanced technology. Featuring a single crystal Ruby Cantilever and our Optimized Contour Line Contact Stylus, we developed a specialized metallurgy for the low mass moving iron system.

A cartridge that disappears. After all, if it sounds like a “record" it’s wrong. The cartridge should bring your directly to the performance; not stand between you and the music.

Specifications

OutputHigh
Type:• Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount:• Standard ½”
Stylus:• Selected Contact Line low mass Nude Stylus
Radius of Curvature:• 6 x 17 µm
Cantilever:• Laser Drilled Sapphire
Recommended Tracking Force:• 1.8 - 2.2 g
Effective Tip Mass:• 0.32 mg
Compliance:• 10 µm/mN
Frequence Response:• 15 - 45,000 Hz ± 2.0 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz:• > 28 dB • N/A (Mono version)
Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz:• > 25 dB • N/A (Mono version)
Channel Difference:• < 1.0 dB • < 0.5 dB (Dual Mono w/optimal VTF setting)
Output Voltage @ 5cm/sec:• > 0.40 mV (LOW)
DC Resistance (DCR):• 10Ω
Coil Inductance per channel:• 2.75 mH
Suggested Preamp Gain:• 58 - 64 dB
Cartridge Weight:• 12.2 g (ES series)
Recommended Load Resistance:• ≥ 470Ω
Recommended Load Capacitance:• n/a