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Soundsmith Hyperion Excellent - Minimal Use

Price:  $2,900.00
Original Price: $7,500.00
Days/Views:  971 / 250 (Posted 2021-08-28)
Condition: 9/10 Excellent/Like New
Accessories: Original box, manual
More Info at: https://sound-smith.com/cartridges/fixed
Seller:  JamesV   (Contact Seller)
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Feedback:  5.0/5.0

I am the original owner of this cartridge. It has seen minimal use as I listen to 90-95% digital. Excellent condition. We can discuss a re-tip prior to delivery. From Soundsmith: Find out why the Soundsmith Hyperion is the go-to cartridge for many of the world's most highly esteemed equipment manufacturers. Each one hand crafted by Peter Ledermann - Made in the USA. Rebuild Price? $850 ~ Less than 20% of MSRP - The Hyperion features an industry first: A 10 year free retipping service for normal stylus wear to the original owner. Type: • Fixed Coil / Moving Iron Mount: • Standard ½” Stylus: • Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square Radius of Curvature: • Contact Line or Optimized Contact Line Cantilever: • Hand formed/treated selected Cactus "Spine" Recommended Tracking Force: • 1.8 - 2.2 g Effective Tip Mass: • 0.30 mg Compliance: • 12 μm/mN vertical, 7 μm/mN horizontal • 10 μm/mN (LT version) Frequence Response: • 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: • > 36 dB • > 34 dB (LT version) • 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

Payment and Shipping
Pay By: Personal Check after it clears, Paypal, Money Order/Certified Check
Ship Weight: 2 lbs.
Ships From: 93021 (Moorpark, CA)
Ships To: USA Only
Shippers/Payer: UPS, FedEx / Paid by: Buyer
Shipping Notes: (none)

More Seller Info
Seller:  JamesV   (Contact Seller)
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Membership:  Audiophile
Asylum Feedback:  5.0/5.0
Location:  So. California, United States
Registered on:  2004-08-28
Posts:  195


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