The Voice

Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 1:55 PM
To: Peter@sound-smith.com
Subject: The Voice

Greetings and Happy New Year Peter,

You spoke with me this past November when I ordered an HC Voice for my SME III tonearm. We discussed the merits of the high compliance model for my setup. The match has been quite extraordinary. I was using an MMC1 for which you had previously rebuilt the suspension. It was my favorite cartridge of all time. Your Voice has exceeded what I thought might be possible from vinyl reproduction. I am currently playing the Telarc 1812 Overture. This is the only record I have ever been able to observe movement of the cantilever with my naked eye during play. The cannon blasts are possibly the highest velocity recording I own. The Voice tracked all the way through at 1.1 grams without skipping out of the groove during the highest modulations. The detail and definition of bells against the drama of bass drums makes the record invisible. All of this with little or no break-in time. I am well pleased and want to thank you for your skill as a cartridge manufacturer and kindness in personally responding to my queries at the time of purchase. Your company is a wonderful example of what an American business can offer when integrity and personal contact are value added to a fine product.
Thank you,

Arthur Thiele

They Said What?

"This thing stopped and started faster than any cartridge I've ever heard. The speed and precision of its instrumental attack set new standards for phono cartridges, in my experience, as did its overall transparency and its rhythm'n'pace. In the best sense, it made my Wilson Audio Specialties MAXX 3 speakers sound like electrostatics, but with full bass extension and dynamic capabilities."

- Michael Fremer, Stereophile