Soundsmith Customer Testimonials

Worth the wait

I’ve been sitting with closed eyes and open ears in a state of amazement.I have music. Everything else disappears. You can’t put a price on that.Pat Metheny, From This Place. Track one, America Undefined. The effin train just took out my walls.

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Hyperion for Crescendo

Subject: Re: Hyperion for Crescendo

Hello Mr. Ledermann

I am the customer that purchased the referenced Hyperion cartridge from Matt and his team at Crescendo Fine Audio. This was to replace the Paua low output cartridge that I was using with an SME V tonearm and SME 15MKII turntable. The performance of the Paua was very good.

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Wow, just wow!

Thank you for bringing such an amazing product to market! I know I’ll be a lifelong customer, upgrading as I go. Thank you!!

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Strain Gauge SG-410

What it does is to my ears, staggering. It shocks me, often - the speed, delicacy, slam, openness, detail, dynamics, tonal qualities, are like nothing else I have owned.

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B&O MMC2 rebuild

I(t) sounds extremely good. A couple of photos... first is of the cart after it was installed, second is the TT

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Soundsmith SMMC3

The new cartridge has arrived today and I have fitted it to my B&O Beogram 5000. I am absolutely delighted with the sound output that the product delivers. Simply... Stunning. Thank you ever so much. I have a Beogram 5005 which I think that I will upgrade in the New Year with another SMMC3 from you.

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Denon DL-103R Re-tipping

"I couldn't be happier with the SoundSmith re-tipping service on my Denon DL-103R cartridge. I opted for the Ruby/CL rebuild, and there is a very noticeable improvement from the stock stylus. Now I have to listen to all my records again to see what I've been missing!"

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Soundsmith Strain Gauge cartridge system

There is no other cartridge of such high quality capable of accepting complete stylus assemblies. In fact I would say there is simply no other cartridge of such high quality but to put it to work on 78s is an absolute revelation.

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Zephyr MIMC Star ES

I could list several ways in which the improvement is even greater
than I had thought it might be. But perhaps the most significant, in my mind, is the nuance I now hear quite regularly that I had not heard before and I've been playing mostly LPs I've had for 40 or 50 years …

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SG-210

Words will never by able to convey what the ears hear.
So, didn't want to wax on too long, but wanted to offer a pat on the back for allowing me the pleasure. I can't wait to listen some more.

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They Said What?

"If you pass on the Sussurro because it’s not as expensive as the other cartridges, or it’s not a moving-coil, or it doesn’t have Japanese mysticism attached, you are making an error. This cartridge is the real deal, and is very enthusiastically recommended."

- Philip Holmes, Dagogo