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Korf Audio Launches AF Ceramic Tonearms – Quick Look All Image Credit: Korf Audio Renowned for their innovations in analog audio technologies, Korf Audio of Austria have just announced their new flagship TA-AF series of tonearms. This latest series features; ceramic arm, headshell and aerospace-grade flexure bearings. This latest design […]

Korf Audio Launches AF Ceramic Tonearms – Quick Look

May 13, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Ceramic / Korf Audio / TA-AF10 / TA-AF9 / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

Korf Announces TA-SF11R Tonearm – First Look All Image Credit: Korf Austrian audio company Korf, specialists in the design of tonearms, have just released their TA-SF11R, an 11″ transcription tonearm. Having a pivot to spindle distance of 265mm, allows its placement to comfortably fit transcription turntables from the Garrard 301 […]

Korf Announces TA-SF11R Tonearm – First Look

January 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Korf / TA-SF11R / Tonearm / Transcription by fromvinyltoplastic

Ortofon AS-212R and AS-309R Reference Tonearms Released All Image Credit: Ortofon Drawing from the legacy of Ortofon’s classic AS-212 and AS-309 tonearm models, Ortofon has launched two new reference tonearms, the Ortofon AS-212R 9 inch model and Ortofon AS-309R 12 inch model. With over 130 redesigned components the new Reference […]

Ortofon AS-212R and AS-309R Reference Tonearms Released

December 20, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 12inch / 9inch / AS-212R / AS-309R / Ortofon / Reference / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

Thorens TP160 Knife Edge Bearing Tonearm – First Look All Image Credit: Thorens Thorens has announced that its new knife edge bearing tonearm, the TP160, will shortly be available with TD1600 and TD1601 turntables. It may also be retrofitted to existing 1600/1601 turntable too. The original TP92 arm will still […]

Thorens TP160 Knife Edge Bearing Tonearm – First Look

September 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Knife Edge / TD1600 / TD1601 / Thorens / Tonearm / TP160 by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject Releases 24 EVO Tonearms – Quick Look All Image Credit: Pro-Ject has launched a new range of tonearms called EVO. It is comprised of an astounding 24 models that will be available shortly. The new range of arms is split into two categories; EVO Standard and EVO Premium, each […]

Pro-Ject Releases 24 EVO Tonearms – Quick Look

September 14, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged EVO / Pro-Ject / Tonearms by fromvinyltoplastic

SME M2 Series Tonearms: M2-9, M2-9R, M2-12 and M12-R Now Available For Sale Individually. All Image Credit: SME It was only a short time ago that the highly admired England-based manufacture of turntables and tonearms, SME, took the decision to stop selling individual arms. Then, about April 2022, it was […]

SME M2 Series Tonearms Available Individually

July 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged M2 Series / SME / Tonearms by fromvinyltoplastic

Clearaudio Profiler Tonearm – Quick Look This new tonearm from German analog specialist Clearaudio is said to fill the gap between the the well-established Satisfy and Tracer models representing the “perfect symbiosis” of the two tonearms. Gaining improvement by combining the best elements of both tonearms the Profiler fills the […]

Clearaudio Profiler Tonearm – Quick Look

May 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Clearaudio / Profiler / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

New Linn Arko Tonearm & Kendo MC Cartridge All Image Credit: Linn Linn has just announced two new upgrades for all that have owned a Sondek LP12 turntable since 1973. The first is the Arko, Linn’s first high performance in-house tone-arm design since 2006 and second, the Kendo, an elite […]

New Linn Arko Tonearm & Kendo MC Cartridge

June 20, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged Arko / Kendo / Linn / LP12 / MC Cartridge / Sondek / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

SME Series M2 Tonearms Available Again It is rumored by Stereonet that SME has just announced the “made to order” Classic Series of M2 tonearms in 9″ and 12″ lengths, both straight or J-shaped. This is quite a turnaround from back in 2019 when SME announced that it was exiting […]

SME Series M2 Tonearms Available Again

April 27, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Series M2 / SME / Tonearms by fromvinyltoplastic

Jelco Tonearm Manufacturer Closes So far this is just a strong rumor, but the Jelco web site and various industry professionals are indicating that there are problems ahead. Has the Ichikawa Jewel Company – the Japanese manufacturer behind Jelco, which has been manufacturing phono cartridges, tonearms and turntable accessories for almost a […]

Jelco Tonearm Manufacturer Closes

May 16, 2020 in Equipment / News tagged Ichikawa Jewel Company / Jelco / Tonearms by fromvinyltoplastic

SME Exits the Tonearm Business — SME Exits the Tonearm Business On December 3rd 2019 SME announced that it would no longer be manufacturing its tonearms for either retail sale or OEM distribution. Here is the official press announcement: “SME will exit the tonearm retail and OEM business with immediate effect shifting our focus on our […]

SME Exits the Tonearm Business

December 10, 2019 in Audio / News tagged Cadence Audio / SME / Tonearm by fromvinyltoplastic

Tonearms 101 - An Introduction — Tonearms 101 – An Introduction This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Introduction Unless your turntable comes with its manufacturers own tonearm you will need to select an arm to suit the turntable and carry your proposed cartridge. The problem for the newcomer is the huge selection […]

Tonearms 101 – An Introduction

November 20, 2019 in Audio / Technical Posts tagged Gimbal / Magnetic / Parallel / Tonearms / Unipivot by fromvinyltoplastic

VPI Introduces The Model One Turntable All Image Credit: VPI VPI has announced its latest turntable, the Model One, a first in the company’s new modular Forever turntable series. Based on decades of turntable design, the company has developed the Forever Series to showcase a new era in the performance […]

VPI Introduces The Model One Turntable

November 1, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Forever Series / Model One / Turntable / VPI by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldring Announces GR3 Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Goldring The GR3 turntable is the first table released by Goldring in almost twenty years, marking their return to the turntable arena. This latest model is of the plug-and-play variety including their Goldring E3 moving magnet (MM) cartridge and a […]

Goldring Announces GR3 Turntable – First Look

October 14, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Goldring / GR3 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Linn 119 And 150 Loudspeakers – Quick Look All Image Credit: Linn Linn has unveiled its latest two passive loudspeaker models, the Linn 119 bookshelf/compact and 150 floorstander, together with a newly refined version of the Linn Selekt DSM: Classic Hub, a network music player with a wide range of […]

Linn 119 And 150 Loudspeakers – Quick Look

September 30, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 119 / 150 / Classic Hub / Digital Streamer / Linn / Network Music Player / Passive Speakers / Selekt DSM by fromvinyltoplastic