
Soundsmith SG-200 Strain Gauge Cartridge System
Soundsmith’s SG cartridges are not magnetic cartridges, and do not require RIAA equalization - flat response is automatically produced by virtue of their being "displacement" measuring devices, as opposed to magnetic "voltage generating velocity dependent" devices. The cartridge works extremely well in all medium to high mass arms with standard 4 wire tone arm wiring. Due to the cartridge being non-inductive, it is far less sensitive to cabling in the tone arm and from the arm to the preamp when compared to any other cartridge design.
The supplied SG cartridge comes with the SG-5 stylus assembly as standard, however, you may purchase the system with the SG-6 stylus for a surcharge of £100 at the time of ordering. Like all SG preamps, the SG-210 features an auto-mute circuit that protects your system and speakers from transients due to an accidentally dropped styli. The front panel defeatable auto-mute also allows quiet introductions to playing or recording your vinyl.

All SG systems feature user replaceable styli, however, due to the nature of the cartridge design, styli are individually matched to each cartridge. If additional styli are desired, it is highly advisable to order them with your system order. The SG-210 is supplied in a black anodized case, however, custom wooden cases in black or mahogany are also available as accessory items.

Specifications
Cartridge Type
Strain Gauge
Stylus Type
Conical Elliptical Shibata Contact Line O.C. Contact Line
Output
Specialty
Available As Dual Coil Mono
No
Additional Specifications
Power Supply Information:
All three models are powered by two identical external analog DC wall type power supplies - 24 VDC @ 500 Milliamps. Two are supplied and are required for each SG preamp system. The use of external power supplies helps keep the noise floor extremely low, and allows compliance with power regulations for varied countries.
The SG-230 comes with two supplies and our WWE filter device, which connects in-line with the cables from the two wall supplies. The WWE ensures that the DC power being supplied to the SG-230 is extremely clean and noise free in terms of ripple current and RF noise coming from the AC wall supply in any environment.
Replacement Styli: These are tuned for each cartridge and system. If you have one good stylus, we can build others to match by having the stylus and cartridge only. If you do not have one good stylus, we will need both the cartridge and electronics to build new styli for you. Styli can be easily moved in and out of the cartridge body by the owner.
| | width | height | depth | | weight |
Product Name | inches | cm. | inches | cm. | inches | cm. | | lbs. | kg. |
SG-200 | | 6.250 | 15.875 | 3.500 | 8.890 | 9.750 | 24.765 | | 3.00 | 1.36 |
IN SHIPPING BOX | 10.000 | 25.400 | 6.000 | 15.240 | 16.250 | 41.275 | | 6.92 | 3.14 |
SG- 200 (wood case) | 7.625 | 19.368 | 5.000 | 12.700 | 10.625 | 26.988 | | 7.00 | 3.18 |
IN SHIPPING BOX | 16.000 | 40.640 | 16.000 | 40.640 | 16.000 | 40.640 | | 15.00 | 6.80 |
SG-210 | | 6.250 | 15.875 | 3.500 | 8.890 | 10.000 | 25.400 | | 3.00 | 1.36 |
IN SHIPPING BOX | 10.000 | 25.400 | 6.000 | 15.240 | 16.250 | 41.275 | | 6.92 | 3.14 |
SG-210 (wood case) | 7.625 | 19.368 | 5.000 | 12.700 | 10.875 | 27.623 | | 7.50 | 3.40 |
IN SHIPPING BOX | 16.000 | 40.640 | 16.000 | 40.640 | 16.000 | 40.640 | | 15.50 | 7.03 |
SG-230 | | 12.750 | 32.385 | 3.625 | 9.208 | 10.000 | 25.400 | | 7.00 | 3.18 |
SG-230 (wood case) | 14.250 | 36.195 | 5.500 | 13.970 | 10.750 | 27.305 | | 14.00 | 6.35 |
IN SHIPPING BOX | 24.000 | 60.960 | 12.000 | 30.480 | 20.000 | 50.800 | | 24.00 | 10.89 |