Post by Owen Y on Dec 5, 2018 16:30:24 GMT 12
Launched at RMAF in September, the ES series of 9 cartridges feature: - "DEMS (Dynamic Energy Management System") vibration reduction body design
- Azimuth adjustment built-in to each cartridge - the aluminum body allows azimuth adjustment when used in tonearms that do not permit it
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 5, 2018 16:50:30 GMT 12
What's interesting about all the Soundsmith cartridges (IMHO) are their MIMC (Moving Iron Moving Coil) low/med/high output designs... The Soundsmiths are Fixed Coil designs. Instead of heavy coil-former & coil windings attached to the cantilever (as in a conventional MC cartridge, the Soundsmiths have a moving iron 'armature' at the inner end of the cantilever.  (LHS moving coil vs RHS Soundsmith 'permeable flux modulator') Soundsmith claim: Up to 1600% LOWER internal “generator” moving mass, resulting in far greater micro detail retrieval. This lower mass means:
- far lower stored energy
[li]lower reflected energy - far higher natural resonant frequency/lower amplitude resonance
Much more robust suspension, allowing:
- elimination of azimuth drift
- greater repeatability in production
- ability to be rebuilt multiple times
- far greater likelihood to service an "accident" without distorting the internal suspension and critical cantilever alignment
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 8, 2018 20:10:19 GMT 12
Soundsmith President & Chief Engineer, Peter Lederman takess Stereophile's Art Dudley on a factory tour in upstate NY & explains how he was trained to service B & O products, later acquiring the licence to B & O's Moving Iron cartridge designs, which formed the foundation for todays Soundsmith MI cartridges. No mention of the Soundsmith Strain Gauge cartridge system (although Peter does talk about his various in-house electronics designs). Especially note the segment showing his 2 Neumann record cutting lathes, on which he produces the half-speed mastered cuts for his in-house recorded Direct Grace charity fund-raising records.
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Post by andrewp on Dec 8, 2018 21:39:04 GMT 12
Thanks for sharing. What a fantastic vid. Nice to see where my Dynavector went for surgery.
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