Soundsmith Paua mk II Phono Cartridge

$4,000.00

The NEW Paua MKII: adorned with sea shell to remind us of the beauty of the sounds of the world all around us. Nature healing nature.

Each one hand crafted by Peter Ledermann – Made in  the USA. Rebuild Price? $550 – Less than 20% of MSRP !  The Paua mk II features a 2 year warranty to the original owner.

“If I had to live with just one cartridge, I would choose the Paua, because it offers more with a wider range of the recordings in my collection. As it stands, the cartridge will be happily employed spinning records in the future, as we have added it to our reference fleet.” – Jeff Dorgay, Tone

“Considering what kind of performance Soundsmith Paua mk II is offering at its given price and the stand out “non tinted” voicing Peter has managed to accomplish, I’m more then happy to award this uncommon cartridge with the Mono and Stereo Upper Echelon Product Award. 

The surprising freshens of music delivery, embodies all the great qualities of the upper level high-end audio analog playback with a price tag, that would be at least twice or in some cases triple if embraced under some other brand umbrella. Yes, its that good…” – Matej Isak, MonoStereo

“The more I listened the more convinced I became the Paua II was for me. While the Shelter 9000 had been an excellent performer for almost 3 years, it was time to move on. 

Serendipity can strike in so many ways, and in audiophile terms, this was perfect. A wonderful new discovery born of an analogue accident. Highly recommended.” – Martin Appel, Audiophilia

 

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The Paua is one of Soundsmith’s most highly regarded top of the line low output cartridges. It has won numerous accolades and praise from users and reviewers around the word, including an “Editor’s Choice Award” in 2015 from TAS. Now we introduce the new Paua MKII, employing a newly developed Aluminum alloy used to fashion the MKII’s cantilever into a precision acoustic and mechanical lever. It features stiffness in the ranges required, while providing critical damping in other sections of the acoustic spectrum. The reult is an even better Paua, a cartridge that gets raves from its owners, and can be fully rebuilt many times for $550  – a fraction of its original cost – as with all Soundsmith cartridges – 20% or less.

Featuring ultra-low internal moving mass, a specialized telescoping newly developed alloy cantilever and highly polished low mass nude Contact Line stylus, the Paua MKII will add a unique quality of warmth and smoothness to any analog system without leaving behind all the delicate musical details you want and need to hear. The Paua MKII reaches new heights of stylus control and performance, as is confirmed by its incredibly high channel separation figures.

We have accomplished a work of art with the Paua MKII design, resulting in an unparalleled and sublime performance.

Also available in dual-coil mono, as with all Soundsmith Fixed Coil designs.

Specifications

Cartridge Type

Fixed Coil

Stylus Type

Contact Line

Output

Low

Output Voltage

.4 mV

Available As Dual Coil Mono

Yes

Additional Specifications

Type: • Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount: • Standard ½”
Stylus: • Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square
Radius of Curvature: • Nude Contact Line SELECTED
Cantilever: • Telescoping Aluminum Alloy
Recommended Tracking Force: • 1.7 – 1.9 g
Effective Tip Mass: • 0.30 mg
Compliance: • 10 µm/mN
Frequence Response: • 20 – 20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: • > 34 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 (LOW)
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

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