Clearaudio began its obsession with phono
cartridges nearly 40 years ago. In the time
since, the German company has sought—
and discovered—new techniques to achieve
enhanced performance in the areas of dynamic
impedance, inductance, and capacitance. Every
Clearaudio model, from superb entry-level
pieces like Concept MM up through state-of-theart designs such as Titanium v2, adheres to a
strict belief in perfect symmetry.
CLEARAUDIO MC CARTRIDGES
Stradivari V2
$3,750
Soundsmith’s moving-iron cartridges encompass
the advantages of MC and MM designs while
simultaneously lessening or eliminating the
respective approaches’ deficiencies. Boasting
extraordinary tracking abilities that let them sail
through complex passages, a warm and detailed
character, exceptional transient response,
and a full sound that completes entire notes,
Soundsmith MI models exude natural musicality
and high-end performance.
SOUNDSMITH Zephyr MIMC
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Magnetically, mechanically,
and electrically symmetrical,
Clearaudio MC designs represent
the upshot of a tireless drive for
distinguished analog performance
that has continued since 1978.
Handmade in Germany and
featuring microscopic pure-gold
coils, each cartridge specializes in
savory detail extraction and widescale dynamic reproduction.
A MUSIC DIRECT MM REFERENCE
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Following in the footsteps of
Soundsmith’s high-output Zephyr MI
cartridge comes an equally brilliant,
low-output MC version in the form
of Zephyr MIMC. Made to perfectly
complement VPI’s unipivot tonearms,
Zephyr MIMC is equally at home on
gimbaled-bearing arms. The evenly
balanced frequency response, detail
retrieval, and sheer power will leave
even the most diehard analog buffs
breathless.
VPI Zephyr MI $999
Music Direct Best-Seller
• Specifically for unipivot arms
The Absolute Sound Editors’ Choice
• Contact stylus and boron cantilever
MADE IN USA
NOW $1,199 WAS $1,500
CLEARAUDIO Maestro V2 MM
Clearaudio’s Maestro is one of the finest moving-magnet cartridges ever
built. And the v2 Ebony version is a huge upgrade from the old model. It
boasts greater dynamics, better resolution at frequency extremes, and
warmer tonality through the midband. Fitted with Clearaudio’s best boron
cantilever and a Trygon P2 stylus, it transports listeners into another world.
The Absolute Sound Prod uct of the Year
Concerto v2
$2,750
Concept MC
$1,000
$1,199
Performer v2
$400
Virtuoso v2
$900
Da Vinci v2
$5,500
Talismann v2
$1,750
SOUNDSMITH Hyperion MI
SOUNDSMITH The Voice MI
Hyperion delivers masterful
playback limited only by the rest
of your system. Its cactus-needle
cantilever supplies both stiffness
and damping. In turn, Hyperion’s
hum-free operation, RF shielding,
extreme stability, and low-effective
moving mass yield breathtaking
transient, microdetail, and
soundstaging performance.
Soundsmith’s flagship high-output
cartridge uses exceptionally low
moving mass to provide immediate
responsiveness and remarkable
tracking ability. True to its name,
the Voice reproduces human vocals
with true-to-life range and emotion.
Add in compatibility with a broad
array of tonearms and phonostages,
and the Voice proves “less is more.”
$7,499
$2,799
NEW MEDIUM-OUTPUT CARTRIDGES FROM SOUNDSMITH
Soundsmith’s medium-output (1.1mV) range of cartridges addresses the needs of “fixed
gain” preamplifiers (older Audio Research and conrad-johnson models, for example) that
require a 1.1mV output, as well as preamplifiers that avoid the use of a step-up transformer.
These medium-compliance cartridges work on almost all medium-to-heavy tonearms.
Concept MM
$250
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Artist v2
$600
Titanium v2
$8,000
Sotto Voce MI $2,799
Norma MI $1,799
Goldfinger v2
$15,000
SHURE M97xE MM
AUDIO TECHNICA AT95E MM
M97xE has the same pure
neutrality, elliptical stylus, great
tracking, and super-flat frequency
response as the company’s
famous V-15 Series. It also has
Shure’s exclusive dynamic
stabilizer, which maintains a
uniform distance between the
stylus and the record.
Outfitted with an ultra-fine
polished stylus, AT95E is ideal
for listeners that need to replace
a worn cartridge on an older
‘table—or want an upgrade
on an entry-level model. This
affordable piece means beautiful
music is never far away.
SOUNDSMITH Boheme MI
SOUNDSMITH Aida MI
SOUNDSMITH Carmen MI
SOUNDSMITH Otello MI
The Absolute Sound Editors’ Choice
A small step down from Aida,
Boheme has tremendous
dynamics. Its nude line-contact
stylus and ruby cantilever pull
music out of the grooves in
expectations-defying fashion.
Akin to Puccini’s opera, you can’t
go wrong with Boheme.
Aida is hand-built and tested inhouse. Exemplifying tremendous
technical merit, Aida represents
the select few cartridges that
measure better than the others.
For those that value the best of
the batch, Aida is mounted in a
special ebony body.
Less is more, literally. Carmen
is chosen from the best-tested
batch of Soundsmith’s affordable
cartridges. This moving-iron
cartridge will make it sound
like you just found a whole new
record collection hiding in your
racks.
Otello is an affordable entry into
the world of high-performance
cartridges. Soundsmith carefully
engineered Otello to give
it a proper balance of tone
and resolution. The result is
a cartridge that supplements
virtually any type of music.
$89
$1,199
$1,799
$799
$479
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