Voice, unmounted

Voice, boxed

The Voice

 “The Voice” cartridge by The Soundsmith makes a clear statement amidst the other voices of high performance phono cartridges.

 Our statement?? Ikebana. Less is more.

 It overturns the myth that moving coil cartridges are the only path towards perfection. After all, what is the “advantage” of the moving coil type of cartridge? Low moving mass, right? We got less. Much less. And if you understand moving mass, Less IS more.

 The 40 year evolution of “The Voice” cartridge affords lower moving mass than any of them. Far lower. Why is that good? Because when you lower the moving mass, it’s easier to control. If it’s easier to control, the stylus can stay in better contact with the groove walls. That’s good, because if you can’t stay in contact with the groove walls, you can’t hear what’s on the record.

 Is a moving coil preamp required? No. “The Voice” is designed to be used with a Moving Magnet preamp. No transformers. No finicky multi-stage ultra high gain preamp required. Less is more here, too.

 Once you’ve heard “The Voice”, you’ll never go back. The price?? Oh yes, “less is more” applies here too……….


Click here for Stereophile Review of the SMMC1

(or click for our archived .pdf copy of the review)


Two Voices: click for .pdf article (English translation) from HiFi & Records issue #2 / 2008


Acrylic Adapter (shown on left, with The Voice mounted) is available separately for use with any of the SMMC series cartridges. See order form page to purchase (choose Adapter Only)


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costs and ORDERING  INFORMATION

“The Voice” Product Information:
Product Specs (.pdf)
Questions? Try Here
Turntable Model/Lookup Chart
Testimonials
Photo Gallery
Cartridges are also available with mount that can be used in standard ½” mount turntables!
Other B&O Compatible Cartridges:
make selection from list below
or click here for an overview of all cartridges
 
Replacements for original MMC1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 cartridges
(‘newer’ series)
The Voice
SMMC1
SMMC2
SMMC3
SMMC4
 
Replacements for original MMC10/20 series, and MMC3000/4000/5000/6000 series cartridges
(‘classic’ series)
SMMC20CL+
SMMC20CL
SMMC20EN
SMMC20E

The Voice(un) Technical specifications
Stylus

Contact Line Nude, 0.100mm SQ

selected for low noise

Radius of curvature 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 >0.6 mV/cm/sec.
5 cm/sec. Lat. RMS >2.12 mV
Cartridge weight 1.6 grams
Load: Resistance >/= 47 kohms
Capacity >/= 400 pF