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Dynavector[back to top]

DV 507 Mk. II $4,750
The Mk 2 version of the Dynavector DV 507 tonearm has made its long-awaited debut, building on the strengths of the original DV 507 which has enjoyed the highest reputation among audiophiles world-wide since its appearance in 1984.

As it is a bi-axis inertia controlled tonearm the DV 507, no matter the type of cartridge can trace the music signal grooves cut in the recording with extreme accuracy. The DV 507 also provides superb trackability on warped recordings. Resolution and musical detailing are quite remarkable.

JA Michell[back to top]
TECHNO

Techno Tonearm $1195
The TecnoArm(a) is a fundamental mechanical rebuild of the well-known RB250 tonearm, to which is added monolithic wiring of the highest quality. The arm tube is bead-blasted and perforated, which disperses structural resonances and yields a lower effective mass. The arm wand is internally damped to reduce resonance further, and the headshell is machined flat, to allow true azimuth relative to the bearing craddle. After modification the bearings are re-adjusted for highest possible performance, according to original Rega procedures.

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Nottingham Analog [back to top]

Tom Fletcher, Managing Director of Nottingham Analogue, on NOTTINGHAM TONEARMS

Within the last 18 months we have completely revised all our tonearms by continually striving for better materials for damping and rigidity. All our arms employ a unipivot design. Unipiviot arms are usually manufactured with silicone damping or stabilizers by means of weight as compensation for the stability and damping. This method is forever trying to settle down whilst you are playing a record. To set these arms up is quite difficult. Nottingham Analog arms are different in the way they achieve stability. We have the single point with the tons per square inch pressure but close to the centre as possible we have two stabilizing bars that keep these arms from rocking on its azimuth, also it generates a damping moment which does not require stabilizers or silicone fluid.

Our Interspace arm $899
(front-most photo) with centre distance of 22mm, is an arm that has a lot of features of the more expensive ones and performs very well on our Interspace turntables.

The space arm $1499
(middle photo), like all our arms, has a carbon fibre tube that consists of fibre orientation along the tube and not around like a bandage. This gives better resonance control and rigidity where we most need it. From now on the arm will have a VTA adjustment, like all our arms except the Interspace arm.

The Anna arms $3500
(12" version shown in rear photo, also available on special order as a 10") are our current statement, combining all the damping and strengthening techniques we know to give an illusion of music that is totally non-fatiguing.

All our arms sound the same - ‘a family of sound’ - we think they have to, if they didn’t some would be right and some would be wrong. Whether you buy an Interspace arm or Anna arm the differences will be very subtle but very worthwhile having. We can listen to an Interspace arm for hours otherwise we would not attempt to put it on the market.

Rega[back to top]

RB1000 $1,995
The RB1000 takes thirty times longer to produce than an RB300. At present there are only two of our most highly trained and experienced technicians that can build this exotic tonearm.

RB700

RB700 $895
The RB700, improves greatly on the previous model, the RB600. The aluminium tube has been specially coated in a unique finish and the entire bearing housing has been redesigned and is now manufactured to even higher tolerances.

RB 301

RB 301 $495
The first Rega tonearm, and perhaps the most famous tonearm ever produced, the legendary RB300. Fitted to the P3, this tonearm will never be found wanting for performance and will make cartridges work very hard to provide you with astonishing quantities of musical detail.

RB 251 $345
For those on a budget, the RB250 will offer astonishing performance for its price. It is fitted as standard to the famous P2 turntable and is also the choice of many other turntable manufacturers on an OEM basis.

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Triplanar [back to top]

Triplanar $4950

The TRI-PLANAR MKVI ULTIMATE is the latest revision of the TRI-PLANAR legendary tonearm. It incorporates state-of-the-art design technology, while retaining the perfection of hand craftsmanship.

The TRI-PLANAR MKVI ULTIMATE includes all the features of the TRI-PLANAR V, plus major design improvements.

The TRI-PLANAR MKVI ULTIMATE utilizes a larger diameter headshell tube than the previous models. In addition, we increased the trough for silicon fluid that was incorporated in earlier versions to further enhance the bass response.

We use Cardas tonearm wiring and redesigned bearings featuring handmade, hardened and polished needle cones and a sophisticated system of counterweights allowing proper stylus force for any cartridge without altering effective mass. We also redesigned the clamping yoke that firmly couples the headshell tube to the bearing tube, making for a single unit but allowing azimuth rotation of the headshell. The MKVI also uses a state of the art headshell damping treatment featuring a lead insert that enhances imaging and extends stage depth.

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VPI[back to top]

JMW - 10.5i $2,300
Due to the world wide reviewer acclaim of the JMW-9 and 9 Signature something needed to be done to keep the 10" arms sonically in the lead. The new JMW 10.5i Memorial Tonearm begins where the JMW 10 and 10.5 leave off. By going to a dual mounting design we have made a tonearm that is clean, fast, and powerful, but also very easy to adjust for the best results from any cartridge.

JMW - 12.7 $3,000
Many audio companies are introducing 12” tonearms. They are 10 years too late! VPI has a decade of experience designing and building 12” arms and knows what makes them work and what doesn’t. The time has come for VPI to incorporate all its knowledge of tonearm construction and produced a state of the art design.

JMW- 9

JMW- 9 $900
For those that love to play with cartridges or to use a mono cartridge for perfect playback of those classic mono recordings the JMW-9 lets you purchase additional armtubes. The cartridge is mounted to the armtube and completely set up. The armtube can be exchanged in 30 seconds and there is no work to be done, just listening.

JMW - 9 -Signature $1,400
The JMW-9 Signature tonearm builds on all the advantages of standard JMW-9 unipivot tonearm. The JMW-9 Signature tonearm is completely wired with Nordost Valhalla internal wiring! It also uses an improved bearing assembly with viscous damping, has added mass for better resonance control, and adds fine adjustment of tracking force on the rear stem of the arm. It even has VPI's newest addition: mechanical anti-skate control!

Wilson Benesch [back to top]

Act.5

The A.C.T. 0.5 Tonearm $1795

The Wilson Benesch a.c.t. 0.5 tonearm is derived from the world's most advanced tonearm, the Wilson Benesch a.c.t. two.

The fundamental design features of the a.c.t. 0.5 tonearm are exactly the same as the a.c.t. two.

Wilson Benesch tonearms are quite unlike any other tonearm design in every respect..

The A.C.T. 2 $2800

In the award winning ACT Two, Advanced Composite Technology is used to create the lightest, stiffest, most highly damped tube on the market which is almost 15% lower in mass than the ACT 0.5. The ACT Two provides all the technically proven virtues of the ACT 0.5 but in a more refined package.

	Tonearms by: : Dynavector : Michell Engineering : Nottingham Analog : Rega : Tri-Planar : VPI : Wilson Benesch