The Soundsmith Otello cartridge recently went under the microscope of Hi Fi Choice and its fair to say it did pretty well...
For anyone who is unfamiliar with Soundsmith is a specialty audio manufacturer located about an hour north of New York City. Founded in 1972, Soundsmith has achieved an enviable reputation in the audiophile world for outstanding sonic quality and extremely high- value products. Perhaps best known now for their work restoring cartridges and for their Strain Gauge and Fixed Coil cartridges, every Soundsmith product is hand-crafted in Soundsmith’s Peekskill, NY factory by a carefully selected team of artisans and engineers.
The Soundsmith has existed in Westchester County, New York, for over 40 years. They currently provide audio repairs for many major brands for equipment both brought to us and equipment shipped to us from all over the world. We service Audio Research, Revox, Bang & Olufsen,Nakamichi, Tandberg, Halcro, DartZeel, Jeff Rowland and McIntosh and most every brand that exists or has existed. We have designed and manufactured varied types of audio equipment for many years, and are dedicated to the finest in audio reproduction.
The Otello represents the "entry level" fixed coil cartridge in the Soundsmith range and offers customers an inexpensive entrance into the Soundsmith catalogue. One of the fantastic things about Soundsmith cartridges is the inexpensive retipping service which is available directly from the Soundsmith factory. At around 30% of the cartridge cost (prices do vary), this means you have a cartridge that has the potential to grace your system with stunning music reproduction for years to come.
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