SoundSmith The Voice

The Voice

New ES Series DEMS design

Each one hand crafted by Peter Ledermann - Made in the USA. Rebuild Price? $450 - Less than 20% of MSRP !

The Voice features a 2 year warranty to the original owner.

A cartridge that disappears. After all, if it sounds like a "record" it's wrong. The cartridge should bring your directly to the performance; not stand between you and the music.

Since its introduction in 2009, The Voice has won numerous "product-of-the-year" awards and is – in Peter Ledermann's words –"probably the best High Output cartridge in production today." Our design goal was to produce the lowest moving mass high output design possible using novel and advanced technology. Featuring a single crystal Ruby Cantilever and our Optimized Contour Line Contact Stylus, we developed a specialized metallurgy for the low mass moving iron system.

The Voice also has a v-shaped extension over the cantilever and stylus that makes it tough to damage. Having knocked off the cantilever of my previous cartridge twice because it protruded well beyond the front, that's a big deal.

Dynamics, imaging and scale are all important, but transparency is my personal holy grail and that is one of many places where The Voice shines.

The Voice will wring every last drop of performance from it at a price that, in a world where most competitors go for two, three and four grand (up to ten large), is extremely reasonable and probably a great bargain. It is easily a reference quality cartridge with the added edge of being supremely musical.

Kudos, accolades and many "Product of the Year" awards. The pinnacle of High Output designs – from Soundsmith – of course.

Also available in dual-coil mono ($300 additional).