Soundsmith's cartridges??

[Etnier]

Searching here on "Soundsmith" of course results in scads of retipping discussions, but I dont' see much said about their cartridges. I'm kinda looking at the Carmen, and wondering what people are thinking about the Soundsmith units overall.

My gear is listed below fwiw...

[catama]

I purchased the SMMC2 to put on my Thorens TD125MKII with the SME 3009 tonearm. I'm very happy with it. Tracks beautifully and has a clear, detailed and musical sound. I have not heard their higher end cartridges, but if my SMMC2 is any indication, you should be very happy.

[Tedrick]

I haven't heard any Soundsmith cartridges yet, but would someday like to get my hands on a Zephyr, which is supposedly optimized for use with VPI's JMW unipivot tonearms.

[chosenhandle]

I just installed the Boheme (retail $750) on a Helius Scorpio 4 and really think it is a great cartridge. Tracks at 1.3 grams and the compliance is a tad high, the "medium compliance" cart is 22. But with that said, it seems to be very forgiving and plays well with others.

[Etnier]

Thanks all. Anyone care to characterize the character of sound?