Soundsmith
Otello ES
Introduced 2018$549 MSRP
Hand-built American fixed-coil (moving-iron) design with high output usable into standard MM phono stages; ES revision adds an upgraded elliptical stylus assembly.
MSRP
$549
Used market · Excellent
$330est.
-40% vs MSRP
as of Aug 15, 2026MSRP to used market
From $549 at launch to $330 today (estimated).
Specifications
- Type
- Moving-iron cartridge (high output)
- Stylus
- elliptical, aluminum cantilever
- Output
- 2.12 mV
- Tracking force
- 1.5 g
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