Description
The "Carmen" cartridge by The Soundsmith (formerly SMMC3) has received numerous kudo's and accolades.....we love to produce this cartridge and receive Email responses about how much "real" music we have brought into the homes of Carmen owners. We built it with care, and ship it to you mounted in a hand finished Ebony mount. Here is the "micro-manufacturing" reality: All top end cartridges from all manufacturers are hand made. The real issue is that when you are manufacturing something so tiny, that has to perform so well, that all of them are NOT the same. If you don't see this statement from other manufacturers, then this is a "secret" they don't want to share, and quite understandably so. Stylus Nude Elliptical, 0.120mm SQ Radius of curvature 6 x 17 µm Cantilever Aluminum Alloy Recommended Tracking force: 12mN / 1.2 gm (high) 14mN / 1.4 gm (medium) Effective tip mass 0.35 mg Compliance 28 µm/mN (high) 22 µm/mN (medium) Frequency response 20-20,000 Hz 2.5 dB Channel Separation (stereo only) 1000 Hz >26 dB 50-15,000 >20 dB Channel difference <1.6 dB (Stereo) <1.0 dB (Mono) Output voltage >0.6 mV/cm/sec. 5 cm/sec. Lat. RMS >2.12 mV Cartridge weight 6.8 grams Load: Resistance >/= 47 kohms Capacitance: 100 - 200 pF
SoundSmith - Carmen - High-Output Phono Cartridge
Current Price
$799.95
Average
$629.97
Min Price
$400
Max Price
$799.95
Price dynamics
21%
Description
The "Carmen" cartridge by The Soundsmith (formerly SMMC3) has received numerous kudo's and accolades.....we love to produce this cartridge and receive Email responses about how much "real" music we have brought into the homes of Carmen owners. We built it with care, and ship it to you mounted in a hand finished Ebony mount. Here is the "micro-manufacturing" reality: All top end cartridges from all manufacturers are hand made. The real issue is that when you are manufacturing something so tiny, that has to perform so well, that all of them are NOT the same. If you don't see this statement from other manufacturers, then this is a "secret" they don't want to share, and quite understandably so. Stylus Nude Elliptical, 0.120mm SQ Radius of curvature 6 x 17 µm Cantilever Aluminum Alloy Recommended Tracking force: 12mN / 1.2 gm (high) 14mN / 1.4 gm (medium) Effective tip mass 0.35 mg Compliance 28 µm/mN (high) 22 µm/mN (medium) Frequency response 20-20,000 Hz 2.5 dB Channel Separation (stereo only) 1000 Hz >26 dB 50-15,000 >20 dB Channel difference <1.6 dB (Stereo) <1.0 dB (Mono) Output voltage >0.6 mV/cm/sec. 5 cm/sec. Lat. RMS >2.12 mV Cartridge weight 6.8 grams Load: Resistance >/= 47 kohms Capacitance: 100 - 200 pF
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