Soundsmith Nautilus Medium Output HiFi Turntable Cartridge

Medium output design, otherwise identical to the Paua. The Paua is one of Soundsmith's most highly regarded top of the line low output cartridges. It has won numerous accolades & praise from users and reviewers around the word, including an “Editor’s Choice Award” in 2015 from TAS. Each one hand crafted by Peter Ledermann - Made in the USA. 

Features

Cartridge type: Fixed Coil
Stylus Type: Optimized Contour Contact Line
Output: Medium
Output Voltage: 1.1mV

Specification

Type: Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount: Standard ½”
Stylus: Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square
Radius of Curvature: Nude Contact Line SELECTED
Cantilever: Telescoping Aluminum Alloy
Recommended Tracking Force: 1.7 - 1.9 g
Effective Tip Mass: 0.30 mg
Compliance: 10 µm/mN
Frequence Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: > 34 dB
Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz: > 25 dB
Channel Difference: < 0.5 dB
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