• MC Preamp compatible
• Custom formed Cactus needle Cantilever system with CL or OCL
• Selected Nude Contact Line diamond stylus designs (Patents Pending)
• Composite body featuring impedance matched energy transmission system
• Virtually hum-free operation due to six sided HyMu80 magnetic shielding
• Tracks from 1.8 to 2.2 grams
• Channel separation : > 36 dB
• Compliance = 10
• Body Weight = 10.25 Grams
• Output = 0.3mV 

Helios 

This is Soundsmith's new medium output design. All other technical specifications are identical to the HYPERION.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Stylus: Contact Line Nude, 0.100mm SQ

Radius of curvature: Selected CL or Optimized (OCL)

Cantilever: Hand formed selected Cactus Needle

Recommended Tracking force: 1.8 to 2.2 Grams

Effective tip mass: 0.30 mg

Compliance: 10 µm/mN (low compliance)

Frequency response: 20-20,000 Hz ± 1.0 dB

Channel Separation (stereo only)

1000 Hz >36 dB
50-15,000 >25 dB

Channel difference:

<0.5 dB (Stereo)
<1.0 dB (Mono)

Output voltage: 5 cm/sec. Lat. RMS 0.3 mV

Cartridge weight: 10.25 Grams

Loading HYPERION: >= 470 Ω

Loading HELIOS: >= 1.5 kΩ