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Soundsmith having Issues because of COVID

Don't know if there's any way to help but he posted this on AudioAsylum:

 I WISH I have the luxury of time, but with this virus and its effect on my many employees and my business surviving this, I unfortunately do not. I look forward as I have done for 50 years to help all my customers, no matter what level of cartridge they have bought - many times not even my designs. But time right now is the final frontier for me and my company. Sales are at ZERO and overhead/payroll continues as everyone is sheltered at home. We are in the epicenter. I sent everyone home 8 weeks ago.  

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spiritofmusic
828 posts
 
Excellent Peter. We fans of Soundsmith are fans for life. I'm absolutely smitten by your Straingauge that I've owned since 2013. It beats two models of Lyra and two of Transfiguration that I've previously owned, that is high praise indeed.

And if feedback here and on WBF is anything to go by, your Hyperion is also seeing off competition from higher profile alternatives, some 70-100% pricier.

Keep doing what you're doing.
richardkrebs
422 posts
 
Peter
I hope that you, your staff and your business come out the other side of this mess strong and healthy.

Im curious about the 470r load requirement for your low output carts.....
What is the recommendation when using a SUT driving into the normal 47k preamp input? This would present less than 470r to the cartridge.

regards 

garthb309
48 posts
 
Peter,

I just got a re-tipped Denon 103r, this winter, it's fantastic!  I'll support you and buy an MC cart in Portland, Oregon.  Hang in there,

BG
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noromance
9,769 posts
 
Hang in there. I met you in New York demoing a Strain Gauge on a VPI Prime and Harbeths.
spiritofmusic
828 posts
 
Likely to order my repl Straingauge stylii a few months early
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