Ortofon reference tonearm

More than 130 components have been redesigned and crafted with unparalleled mechanical precision and advanced engineering for these new reference class ronearms

Starts at 3.018 EUR /pc.

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A new reference class

Ortofon introduces two new reference tonearms the AS-212R and AS-309R. True to the legacy from their classic AS-212 and AS-309 models, the new reference class tonearms present the highest echelon of high-end manufacturing.

Precision engineering and hand assembly
With over 130 redesigned components the Reference tonearms are crafted with unparalleled mechanical precision and advanced engineering. Skilled artisans meticulously hand assemble, adjust, and review every component of each tonearm, ensuring unmatched quality and performance. This attention to detail optimizes every aspect of the tonearm, capturing the subtle nuances of your music in it truest possible form.

Exceptional reference class
Every individual component of the tonearms has been upgraded with materials painstakingly chosen to minimize unwanted vibration and distortion, ensuring the best possible interface with your cartridge. Careful attention to precision and quality of every part and assembly ensures maintained reliability for years to come.

Accurate playback
• Both the AS-212R (9-inch) and AS-309R (12-inch) models conform with Baerwald alignment for optimal tracking performance and accurate playback.

Ultimate compatibility
• Equipped with a universal connector, and supplied with two counterweight sizes, the tonearms allow the use of nearly all cartridges ever produced, ranging from SPU to headshell mounted cartridges.

High-end tonearm cable
• Well-known to most HiFi and high-end enthusiasts: The Ortofon 6NX-TSW1010 tonearm cable is included as part of the accessories supplied together with each tonearm.

Ultra-high resolution
• Japanese custom made high-precision bearings together with ultra-thin oxygen free copper inner wires ensure effortless movement of the tonearms and flawless signal transmission resulting, resulting in an ultra-high resolution.

Quality beyond design
• A luxurious and sophisticated visual design in black matt and silver chrome adorns the more than 130 high-precision machined parts specifically developed and manufactured to the two tonearm models.

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Ortofon reference tonearm manual / instruction (EN)

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OTF-AS212R: Ortofon AS-212R 9'' reference tonearm

OTF-AS309R: Ortofon AS-309R 12'' reference tonearm

Brand description - Ortofon

More than 100 years ago, the great Danish success story began, which later became the Ortofon we know today. On October 9, 1918, the two Danish engineers Axel Petersen (1887-1971) and Arnold Poulsen (1889-1952) founded the 'Electric Phono Film Company' in Copenhagen along with a few forward-thinking businessmen who wanted to financially support the organization. Their goal was to explore the possibility of high-class sound recording and to develop one of the first sound-synchronized film systems in the world.

In 1948, Ortofon developed their first Moving Coil cartridge and since then more than 300 different cartridge's have been developed and produced - Today, Ortofon A/S employs more than 100 staff at their headquarters in Nakskov, Denmark, where Ortofon is not only the world's leading manufacturer of cartridge's with sales of over 500,000 units per year, but also the largest producer of cartridge's in the world. In addition to catridge, Ortofon also produces a myriad of accessories for turntables in general. Ortofon is a shining example of a Danish brand that reaches far beyond the country's borders and is therefore also sold in more than 60 countries, including the United States and Japan.

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Manuals and user guides for Ortofon products

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