Boheme

Made in the USA. Rebuild Price? ~ This model is out of production. Soundsmith normally rebuilds all our cartridges for 20% (or less) of the MSR Price, but parts for this model have increased dramatically. Still VERY much worth it! Rebuild Price is ~ $399 - The Boheme featured a 2 year warranty to the original owner.

The Boheme represents extreme value; featuring a single crystal Ruby Cantilever and low mass nude contact line diamond, the Boheme punches far past the performance of other cartridges in its price range.

A vibrant, lively and compelling cartridge, the Boheme will breathe new life into your system – opening up the true nature of the event of every type of recording, conveying far more music and emotion. A new suspension and ultra-light cantilever allow the Boheme to achieve sonic velocities and images with a deeper and broader acoustic palette.

Also available in dual-coil mono ($300 additional).

~ NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION ~

Warranty

Workmanship on this product is warranted for 2 full years

Specifications

Output

High

Available As Dual Coil Mono

Yes ($300 additional)

Additional Specifications

Type:	• Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount:	• Standard ½”
Cartridge Height:	• WITHOUT ALUMINA inserts = .675” top to stylus tip – with two half round alumina pieces for ground isolation add .010” • WITH center slot full round Alumina (use for azimuth adjustment if your arm does NOT allow such) = .733” Stylus: • Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square
Stylus:	• Contact Line, Nude, 0.12 mm square Selected
Radius of Curvature:	• Contact Line
Cantilever:	• Ruby
Recommended Tracking Force:	• 1.3 - 1.6 g Standard (Medium Compliance) • 1.0 - 1.2 g (Special Order High Compliance)
Effective Tip Mass:	• 0.32 mg
Compliance:	• 22 µm/mN (Medium Compliance) • 28 µm/mN (High Compliance)
Frequence Response:	• 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 2.5 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz:	• > 28 dB • N/A (Mono version)
Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz:	• > 20 dB • N/A (Mono version)
Channel Difference:	• < 1.4 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:	• 6.80 g
Recommended Load Resistance:	• ≥ 47kΩ
Recommended Load Capacitance:	• n/a

They Said What?

"The Otello powers through Hollywood Nights with an assurance and sense of drive that makes for a very entertaining performance. The instruments come out of the mix in a pleasingly three dimensional way and are topped off with an excellent rendition of Bob Seger’s vocals. The claim of reduced inertia from this fi xed-coil cartridge system seems to translate into a coherent and lively rhythmic performance."