Soundsmith had been extremely hard hit by Covid; we were closed till everyone got done with their quarantine period. WE TRULY APPRECIATE your patronage – it helps us recover in every way! ALL ORDERS WILL BE filled as we work through our backorders. Please bear with is – we will do our best for you as we have for more than 50 years. We appreciate your patience! This has been a terribly difficult time for our company, but we are recovering!

ON SALE:  BRAND NEW SOUNDSMITH SMMC20CL+ PHONO CARTRIDGE (REPLACES ORIGINAL B&0 MMC20CL)
Can be used as a replacement on any B&O turntable that used an original  MMC20, 10 AND MMC3000 TO MMC6000 cartridges

ⓘ Workmanship on this product is warranted for 2 full years!

Designed and built in the US by the only manufacturer ever authorized to make B&O replacement cartridges.

ALL HAND MADE!!! We ship within 5-20 working days.

CARTRIDGE SHIPPED BRAND NEW WITH TAMPER PROOF SEAL

Our top of the line cartridge, featuring our highly modified "Optimized Contour Nude Contact Line Diamond" that mimics the cutting stylus shape that is used to cut the master record, mounted to a solid RUBY ROD Cantilever. 14K Gold plated shielded case for years of surface finish protection.

 Soundsmith is the ONLY B&O factory authorized manufacturer and service center for Bang and Olufsen cartridges. Our cartridges are brand new, not rebuilds, made in the US in Peekskill NY. Soundsmith B&O cartridges are warrantied for 2 full years for any defect in manufacture.  We have been manufacturing and servicing them for nearly 20 years. Please be aware that B&O stopped manufacture of the MMC5, 4, 3, 2, and MMC1 in 1986. Original cartridges, even ones that are sold as "new" have aged at LEAST 31 years, and they DO fail with age. Please note that original cartridges are not sold with any kind of warranty, and they CAN and DO suddenly fail internally, even if they function initially.  

The B&O models Soundsmith makes will compete with cartridges selling for far, far more and offer remarkable levels of performance for their price. You can find those on Ebay as well from Soundsmith.  


The SMMC20CL  comes with the Soundsmith 2 year parts and labor warranty against original defect in manufacture.

Additional Specifications

Model: SMMC20CL+
Type: • Fixed Coil / Moving Iron
Mount: • B&O Compatible (Group 2)
Stylus: • Contact Line, Nude, 0.10 mm square
Radius of Curvature: • Optimized Contour Contact Line
Cantilever: • Ruby
Recommended Tracking Force: • 10 mN / 1.0 g
Effective Tip Mass: • 0.32 mg
Compliance: • 28 µm/mN
Frequence Response: • 20 - 20,000 Hz ± 2.5 dB
Channel Separation @ 1000 Hz: • > 25 dB
Channel Separation @ 50 - 15,000 Hz: • > 20 dB
Channel Difference: • < 1.6 dB
Output Voltage @ 5cm/sec: • > 2.12 mV
Cartridge Weight: • 4.05 g
Recommended Load Resistance: • ≥ 47kΩ
Recommended Load Capacitance: •100 - 300 pF

Turntable Models, compatible with:

BeoCenter 1800 (type 2610) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 2000 (type 2101) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 2002 (type 2101) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 2800 (type 2630) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 3300 (type 1604) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 3600 (type 2611) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 4600 (type 2631) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 5000 (type 1802) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 7000 (type 1801) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoCenter 7002 (type 1801) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1100 (type 5705) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1102 (type 5715) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1500 (type 5714) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1600 SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1602 SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1700 (type 5731) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1900 (type 5701) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 1902 (type 5711) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 2200 (type 5721) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 2202 (type 5741) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 2400 (type 5722) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 2402 (type 5742) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 3400 (type 5703) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 3404 (type 5727) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 4000 (tangential) (type 5215) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 4002 (tangential) (type 5501/03/04/11/13/14/21/23/24) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 4004 (tangential) (type 5525/26/27) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 6000 (tangential) (type 5502/05/11/15) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 6000 (type 5751) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 6006 (tangential) (type 5623/25/26/27) SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E
BeoGram 8000 (tangential) (type 5611 /12/13/14/15/16/17)SMMC20V, SMMC20CL+, SMMC20CL, SMMC20EN, SMMC20E

 Rest assured ALL ORDERS will be filled, and shipped.  We appreciate your patience, and VERY much appreciate your support of Soundsmith, a 50 year old Audio business                                                  !