Soundsmith Carmen MKII Cartridge
Soundsmith Carmen MKII Cartridge
Soundsmith Carmen MkII Phono Cartridge
Experience the ES Series High and Low Output Fixed Coil cartridges in store at Yorkshire AV.
Created out of the desire to make a very high performance design at an affordable price, the Carmen mk II was crafted to have unparalleled purity of tone and ultra-smooth presentation. Just slightly lush with a well-developed midrange, the Carmen is surprisingly pleasing and will seduce you into long, late listening sessions. The Carmen features a 2 year warranty to the original owner.
The stylus used is a large part of what makes it special; an ultra-low mass occlusion free nude diamond cut and polished into a true hyper-elliptical shape. The combination of low tip mass and the Fixed Coil design gives the Carmen a tremendous resolution advantage over MC designs selling for more than twice the price. Housed in a handmade solid Ebony case, the Carmen delivers.
Also available in dual-coil mono.
Specs
| Type: | • Fixed Coil / Moving Iron |
| Mount: | • Standard ½” |
| Stylus: | • Elliptical Nude, 0.12 mm square |
| Radius of Curvature: | • 6 x 17 µm |
| Cantilever: | • Aluminum Alloy |
| Recommended Tracking Force: | • 1.3 - 1.6 g Standard (Medium Compliance) • 1.0 - 1.2 g (Special Order High Compliance) |
| Effective Tip Mass: | • 0.35 mg |
| Compliance: | • 22 µm/mN (Medium Compliance) • 28 µm/mN (High Compliance) |
| Frequence Response: | • 15 - 45,000 Hz ± 2.0 dB |
| Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: | • > 26 dB • N/A (Mono version) |
| Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz: | • > 20 dB • N/A (Mono version) |
| Channel Difference: | • < 1.6 dB • < 1.0 dB (Mono version) |
| Output Voltage @ 5cm/sec: | • > 2.12 mV (HIGH) |
| DC Resistance (DCR): | • 680Ω |
| Coil Inductance per channel: | • 190 mH |
| Suggested Preamp Gain: | • 38 - 44 dB |
| Cartridge Weight: | • 9.20 g (ES series) |
| Recommended Load Resistance: | • ≥ 47kΩ |
| Recommended Load Capacitance: | • n/a |