Soundsmith Hyperion MK II Moving Iron Phono Cartridge
Description
The HYPERION is the cartridge of choice for the most esteemed audio equipment manufacturers. Why? Because when they exhibit their gear at Hi-Fi shows, they want their turntable, amplifier or speaker systems to sound the very best that they can! Peter Ledermann‘s radical design utilizes an actual “cactus spine” for the cantilever. The naturally tapered shape, stacked columnar fibers and desiccated resin damping fit the exact parameters of the perfect cantilever: Low mass, extreme rigidity, internal damping, and tremendous strength. The Hyperion is complimented with our selected OC-CL stylus. Each one hand crafted by Peter Ledermann - Made in the USA. Rebuild Price? $850 ~ 11% of MSRP !! - Imagine getting a NEW Hyperion for $850 each time you wear it out, or break it by accident......certainly one of the fears of owning a high end cartridge. Not anymore! You will NOT lose your investment with a Soundsmith Hyperion as you do with all other brands......
Specifications:
| Output | Low |
| Output Voltage |
0.4 mV |
| Available As Dual Coil Mono |
Yes ($300 additional) |
| Type | • Fixed Coil / Moving Iron |
| Mount | • Standard ½” |
| Stylus: | • Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square |
| Radius of Curvature | • Selected Optimized Contour Contact Line |
| Cantilever | • Hand formed/treated selected Cactus "Spine" |
| Recommended Tracking Force | • 1.8 - 2.2 g |
| Effective Tip Mass | • 0.30 mg |
| Compliance | • 10 μm/mN |
| Frequence Response | • 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB |
| Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz | • > 36 dB • N/A (Mono version) |
| Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz | • > 25 dB • N/A (Mono version) |
| Channel Difference: | • < 0.5 dB • < 1.0 dB (Mono version) |
| Output Voltage @ 5cm/sec: | • > 0.40 mV |
| DC Resistance (DCR): | • 10Ω |
| Coil Inductance per channel: | • 2.75 mH |
| Suggested Preamp Gain: | • 58 - 64 dB |
| Cartridge Weight: | • 12.2 g (ES series) |
| Recommended Load Resistance: | • ≥ 470Ω |
| Recommended Load Capacitance: | • n/a |