The Soundsmith Sotto Voce Cartridge is a Medium output, Medium output, otherwise identical to The Voice which has received Kudos, accolades and many “Product of the Year” awards. The pinnacle of High Output designs – from Soundsmith – of course. Sotto Voce is our special medium output version. Each one handcrafted by Peter Ledermann – Made in the USA
Stylus: Contact Line Nude, 0.100mm SQ selected for low noise
Radius of curvature: OCL (Optimized Contour Contact Line)
Cantilever: Ruby
Recommended tracking force: 10mN / 1.0 gm (high), 13mN / 1.3 gm (medium)
Effective tip mass: 0.30 mg
Compliance: 28 μm/mN (high), 22 μm/mN (medium)
Frequency response: 20-20,000 Hz ±1.0 dB
Channel separation (stereo only): 1000 Hz >30 dB, 50-15,000 >25 dB
Channel difference: <0.5 dB (Stereo), <1.0 dB (Mono)
Output voltage (Sotto Voce): 1.1 mV
Cartridge weight: 6.8 grams
Loading (Sotto Voce): ≥ 1.5 kΩ
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