Soundsmith Mezzo MKII

"The Mezzo and the Nautilus can perform this sonic magic of sounding lifelike and with the exact intentions of the musician, whether it’s played in the concert hall, in the studio, or on electronic hardware and software. Both these cartridges made each record sound like the best sounding record I've ever heard. That is, until I played the next record.” - Tom Lyle, Enjoy The Music

Our new medium output design; all other technical specifications are identical to the Sussurro. Lowest internal mass. Best damping. Esoteric stylus and cantilever. If you need to stay in constant contact, your cartridge has arrived. 

Special Order

Medium

1.1 mV

Yes ($300 additional)

Type: Fixed Coil / Moving Iron

Mount: Standard ½”

Stylus: Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square

Radius of Curvature: Optimized Contour Contact Line SELECTED

Cantilever: Ruby

Recommended Tracking Force: 1.8 - 2.2 g

Effective Tip Mass: 0.30 mg

Compliance: 10 µm/mN

Frequence Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB

Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: > 34 dB

N/A (Mono version)

Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz: > 25 dB

N/A (Mono version)

Channel Difference: < 0.5 dB

< 1.0 dB (Mono version)

Output Voltage @ 5cm/sec: > 1.10 mV (MEDIUM)

DC Resistance (DCR): 110Ω

Coil Inductance per channel: 30 mH

Suggested Preamp Gain: 48 - 54 dB

Cartridge Weight: 10.25 g

Recommended Load Resistance: ≥ 1.5kΩ

Recommended Load Capacitance: n/a