Soundsmith Helios Mk.II

$7,999.95

Soundsmith Helios Mk.II Cartridge

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Our new medium output design, the Helios, is otherwise technically identical to the Hyperion. The Hyperion is the cartridge of choice for the most esteemed audio equipment manufacturers.

Product Description

Soundsmith Helios Mk.II Cartridge

0% – 3 Year Financing Available!!

Free Shipping in Continental U.S.

Call for Pricing

Our new medium output design, the Helios, is otherwise technically identical to the Hyperion. The Hyperion is the cartridge of choice for the most esteemed audio equipment manufacturers. Why? Because when they exhibit their gear at Hi-Fi 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. Hyperion are offered with a choice of CL or OC-CL stylus.

Also available in dual-coil mono.

  • Cartridge Type:          Special Order
  • Output Voltage:          > 1.1 mV
  • Output:                        Medium

Warranty:  10 years

Made in  the USA. Rebuild Price? ~  $850 ~ Less Than 20% of MSRP, as always ! –  The Helios features an industry first: A 10 year free retipping service for stylus wear to the original owner.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type:• Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount:• Standard ½”
Stylus:• Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square
Radius of Curvature:• Contact Line or Optimized Contact Line
Cantilever:• Hand formed/treated selected Cactus “Spine”
Recommended Tracking Force:• 1.8 – 2.2 g
Effective Tip Mass:• 0.30 mg
Compliance:• 12 µm/mN vertical, 7 µm/mN horizontal     • 10 µm/mN (LT version)
Frequence Response:• 20 – 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz:• > 36 dB      • > 34 dB (LT version)      • 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

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