MEETING NOTICE
November, 8th 1:00 PM |
Location: Your PC
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November, 2020 Meeting
Virtual Chicago Audio Society Meeting NOVEMBER MEETING-Sunday, November 8th, 1:00PM PM Central Time Topic: Peter Ledermann of Soundsmith answers your questions about phono cartridges and analog audio. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic making it impossible to meet in person this year, we thought we could do another virtual meeting like our June meeting with Haniwa Audio. We are delighted to meet with Peter Ledermann, President, Chief Engineer, and Founder of Soundsmith. Our thanks to John Toney, Director of International Sales and Marketing, for coordinating this meeting with us. From the Soundsmith website: Soundsmith is a specialty audio manufacturer located about an hour north of New York City. Founded in 1972, Soundsmith has achieved an enviable reputation in the audiophile world for outstanding sonic quality and extremely high-value products. Perhaps best known now for their work restoring cartridges and for their Strain Gauge and Fixed Coil cartridges, every Soundsmith product is hand-crafted in Soundsmith’s Peekskill, NY factory by a carefully selected team of artisans and engineers. Made in the USA The Soundsmith has existed in Westchester County, New York, for over 40 years. We currently provide audio repairs for many major brands for equipment both brought to us and equipment shipped to us from all over the world. We service Audio Research, Revox, Bang & Olufsen, Nakamichi, Tandberg, Halcro, DartZeel, Jeff Rowland and McIntosh and most every brand that exists or has existed. We have designed and manufactured varied types of audio equipment for many years, and are dedicated to the finest in audio reproduction. More information about Soundsmith and Peter Ledermann: Fixed Coil Cartridges: http://www.sound-smith.com/cartridges WHY CHOOSE FIXED COIL CARTRIDGE DESIGNS?? http://www.sound-smith.com/articles/fixed-coil-vs-moving-coil-why-make-jump-different-technology Our Products: http://www.sound-smith.com/products/grid Home page: www.sound-smith.com World Class Strain Gauge Cartridges: http://www.sound-smith.com/strain-gauge-preamplifier/signature-sg-systems-preamplifier Entry Level Strain Gauge Systems: http://www.sound-smith.com/cartridges/strain-gauge-systems/strain-gauge-systems Cartridge Retipping/Rebuilding: http://www.sound-smith.com/services/cartridge-rebuilding-retipping Recordings to rescue Children: http://www.directgrace.org/Home.html We look forward to seeing everyone online on Sunday, June 8th at 1:00PM! NOTE: Michael Fremer is an independent journalist and does not endorse any particular brand of equipment. He is graciously participating as an industry expert and we welcome his views on all things analog! The file below is an audio only recording of the November, 2020 Zoom meeting with Peter Ledermann of Soundsmith.
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Soundsmith The Paua MKII ES from the new ES series of phono cartridges
Soundsmith The Voice cartridge |