Up for sale is our VPI / Soundsmith Zephyr Moving Iron cartridge.  

Estimated hour is about 200, but I would quote 500; so buyer has least expectation.  We also price it that way as well.  MSRP is $999 USD = $1365 CAD today.

Comes with original box and guard.

When two great minds like harry Weisfeld of VPI and Peter Ledermann of SoundSmith get together, anything is possible.  The result, in this case, is the VPI Zephyr by Soundsmith, the first cartridge to bear the VPI logo and the first cartridge optimized for all the unique parameters of VPI's JMW unipivot tonearms.

Stylus: True Nude Elliptical, 0.120mm SQ
Radius of curvature: 6 x 17 µm
Cantilever: Aluminum Alloy
Recommended Tracking Force: 1.8-2.2 gm
Effective tip mass: 0.35 mg
Compliance: 10 µm/mN
Body material: Corian and Brass
Frequency Response: 15-45,000 Hz (±2.5 dB)
Channel Separation:
   1000 Hz: >38 dB
   50-15,000 >25 dB
Channel Difference: <0.5 dB
Output Voltage: 2.4 mV
Weight: 10.27 Gms
Load:
   Resistance: >/= 47 kohms

   Capacitance: 100-200pF