SoundsmithSotto Voce

Each one handcrafted by Peter Ledermann – Made in the USA.Rebuild Price? $450 –Less than 20% of MSRP ! ~ Sotto Voce features a2 year warranty to the original owner.

The Soundsmith Sotto Voce is a medium-output version of the incredible “The Voice” cartridge; perfect for preamps that have around 50dB or so of fixed gain, so you don’t have to worry about overloading your phonostage with a moving magnet, or having to turn up the volume and deal with increased noise from a low-output moving coil.

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 effective 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 (on which the Sotto Voce is based) affords lower effective moving mass than any of them. Far lower. It even has 40% less than our other moving iron designs! Why is that good? Because when you lower the moving mass, its easier to control. If its easier to control, the stylus can stay in better contact with the groove walls. Thats good, because if you cant stay in contact with the groove walls, you cant hear whats on the record.

Once youve heard Sotto Voce, youll never go back. The price?? Oh yes, less is more applies here too…

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