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product_id: 13694252
title: "Soundsmith Otello Acrylic Hand-Built Hi-Output Moving Iron Phono Cartridge"
brand: "soundsmith"
price: "¥9"
currency: JPY
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 4
url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/13694252-soundsmith-otello-acrylic-hand-built-hi-output-moving-iron-phono
store_origin: JP
region: Japan
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# Soundsmith Otello Acrylic Hand-Built Hi-Output Moving Iron Phono Cartridge

**Brand:** soundsmith
**Price:** ¥9
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

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- **What is this?** Soundsmith Otello Acrylic Hand-Built Hi-Output Moving Iron Phono Cartridge by soundsmith
- **How much does it cost?** ¥9 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/13694252-soundsmith-otello-acrylic-hand-built-hi-output-moving-iron-phono)

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- soundsmith enthusiasts

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## Description

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

## Features

- About this item     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).     Moving Iron History Also called Moving Micro Cross, the Moving Iron concept was first introduced by Bang & Olufsen in 1978 and granted a patent shortly thereafter. The ultra-high compliance of MI designs made them a great match with B&O’s lightweight tonearms and, unfortunately, virtually unusable with modern (and heavier) tonearm designs. Thus, MI cartridges have never really entered the consciousness of audiophiles in the way that Moving Coil and Moving Magnet cartridges have, until now.     Made in The USA! Soundsmith is a specialty audio manufacturer located about an hour north of New York City. Founded in 1972, Soundsmithhas achieved an enviable reputation in the audiophile world for outstanding sonic quality and extremely high-value products. Perhaps best known now for their work restoring cartridges and for their own line of Moving Iron cartridges, every Soundsmithproduct is hand-crafted in Soundsmith’s Peekskill, NY factory by a carefully selected team of artisans and engineers.     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: /= 47 kOhms Capacitance: 100-200pF

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Like it better than my Goldring Oroica Mc
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2017*

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

### ⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Represented as new, it's not.
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021*

Not as advertized.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Awesome sound for little money
  

*by J***K on Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018*

Excellent cartridge. Tracks nice. You can get a retail for $100. Great deal.

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