Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm

Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm

9" / SME
29.900,00 DKK
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Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm
  • Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm
  • Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm
  • Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm
  • Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm
Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm

Korf Audio TA-AF9/10 Tonearm

29.900,00 DKK

The flagship. The giant slayer. The best tonearm we have ever made.
Available in 9" and 10"

All Korf tonearms are a clean sheet rethink of what a tonearm should be. The TA-AF series takes our priorities to the max: quality of motion, rigidity, low energy storage, signal integrity, stability and longevity.

  • For the motion, we use aerospace grade, zero stiction flexure bearings in the horizontal axis. For the vertical axis, we use full ceramic silicon nitride bearings. Nothing comes close for lower starting torque, and for the quietness too.
  • Korf Audio is the world's only maker of fully ceramic headshells. So it's only natural that we have extended the use of ceramics to the armtube too.
  • At the same mass, alumina ceramic arm tube is almost twice as strong as steel. This means it's 6x stronger than a similar aluminium tube, or 4x stronger than titanium one
  • We use "camera finished" brass parts for even more rigidity and precision
  • Even the wiring is improved: we use super lightweight (but 100% covering) copper shielding over Cardas Clear Litz wires.
How does this benefit you? You will get everything Korf tonearms are known for: unmatched clarity, holographic imaging, real life dynamics, true tonality, sparkling highs and a really deep bass. Only more so. Expect to be drawn into music like never before. And don't be surprised if you find yourself rediscovering your albums all over again.
 
Flexure Pivot Horizontal Bearing:
Monolithic flexure pivots are almost a hundred times more expensive than the usual rolling bearings.
 
For that, you get amazing advantages:
 
Zero starting torque/no stiction
  • No bearing chatter
  • Great tracking of warps
  • Less inner groove distortion
  • Lasts forever — no servicing, no lubrication
  • Not influenced by temperature/humidity/dust/age
  • Easy to replace if broken
What does a flexure bearing sound like? Smooth! Once you experience a tonearm that is free of bearing chatter, you will recognize the chatter's sonic signature in other designs.
 
 
Specifications:
 
Pivoting gimbal tonearms with fixed headshell TA-AF9 TA-AF10
Effective length 229 mm 245 mm
Pivot to spindle distance 214 mm 230 mm
Offset angle 22°  
Effective mass 21 g  
Horizontal axis bearing Flexure pivot  
Vertical axis bearings Ceramic rolling bearings  
Armtube material Alumina ceramic  
Headshell material Alumina ceramic  
Balance type Static  
Minimum cartridge mass 5 g  
Maximum cartridge mass 15 g  
Maximum cartridge mass with an included additional counterweight 25 g  
Cable connector 5 pin MDIN, male  
Internal wiring 6N OCC Litz  
Mounting types JIS/Linn (min. Ø28 mm hole), SME  
Mass without cartridge and mounting collar, max 500 g
 
 
Not included, but needed for operation:

  • 5-pin MDIN cable to connect your tonearm to your amplifier
  • Pickup cartridge.
  • An electronic downforce scale.

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