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Soundsmith Hyperion Cartridge

Soundsmith Hyperion Cartridge

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The HYPERION is the cartridge of choice for the most esteemed audio equipment manufacturers. Why? Because when they exhibit their gear at HiFi shows, they want their turntable, amplifier or speaker systems to sound the very best that they can! Peter Ledermann‘s radical design utilizes an actual “cactus spine” for the cantilever. The naturally tapered shape, stacked columnar fibers and desiccated resin damping fit the exact parameters of the perfect cantilever: Low mass, extreme rigidity, internal damping, and tremendous strength. Also available in a Dual Compliance Design for older Linear Tracking turntables as the HYPERION LT. HYPERIONS are offered with a choice of CL or OC-CL stylus.

Specs
  • Cartridge Type: Fixed Coil
  • Output: High
  • Available As Dual Coil Mono: Yes
  • Stylus: Contact Line Nude, 0.100mm SQ
  • Radius of curvature
  • Selected Diamond shapes: CL or Optimized (OCL)
  • Cantilever: Hand formed/treated selected Cactus "Spine"
  • Recommended tracking force: 1.8 to 2.2 grams
  • Effective tip mass: 0.30 mg
  • Compliance: 10 μm/mN (low compliance) (LT) | 12 μm/mN vertical | 7 μm/mN horizontal
  • Frequency response: 20-20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB
  • Channel separation (stereo only): 1000 Hz >36 dB (LT: > 34dB), 50-15,000 >25 dB
  • Channel difference: <0.5 dB (Stereo) <1.0 dB (Mono)
  • Output Voltage: ≥0.4 mV
  • DC Resistance (DCR): 10-11 Ω each channel
  • Coil: 2.75 mH each channel
  • Suggested Preamp Gain: 58-64 dB
  • Soundsmith Recommends: MCP2 Variable Loading Preamp
  • Cartridge weight: 10.25 grams
  • Loading: ≥ 470 Ω
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