The Sorane TA-1 tonearm is hand-made in Japan and offers excellent adjustment and precision. The major key to tonearm quality is the sensitivity and stability in retrieving delicate signals, for which the bearings are the determining factor. The TA-1 employs a miniature radial bearing for horizontal movement and a miniature pivot bearing for vertical movement. Very high performance is achieved at a reasonable price. The body is constructed from a machine-tooled solid aluminium block. The hand-assembled arm wand satisfies every vital condition necessary for vibration-free and noise-free reproduction… The reproduced sound is precise and clean, thanks to hand assembly by highly skilled craftsmen. Sorane TA-1 Key Features: The TA-1 is available in 3 screw base (Rega) and cylinder base versions. Detachable headshell Detachable RCA phono cable An optional XLR phono cable is available Sorane Tonarm Range Shared Features: CNC, machine-tooled, and hand-assembled by skilled Japanese craftsmen. This highly skilled and delicate hand-assemblydifferentiates Sorane tonearms from mass-produced Japanese tonearms. With standard quality goals, high-volume productiontonearms are manufactured by die-casting and semi-automatic assembly line processes to keep production costs low. Gimbal-bearing designs for excellent bass, dynamic sound and imaging, as well as unconditional azimuth stability (which isthe biggest problem for conventional uni-pivot bearings). Tonearm wires run through separate aluminium tubes inside the arm, maximising stereo separation. Sorane / TA, SA series Tonearm Specifications: TA-1 TA-1L SA-1.2/SA-1.2B Whole Length 288mm 380mm 310mm Effective Length (Tonearm pivot - stylus) 232mm 322mm 239mm Practical Length (Tonearm pivot - Spindle) 216mm 310mm 223mm Overhang 16mm 12ｍｍ 16mm Offset angle 22° 16.5° 22.25° Horizontal moving sensitivity 30mg 30mg 30mg Vertical moving sensitivity 20mg 20mg 20mg Vertical Tracking Force (VTF) range 0 - 3 g ( 6g : Weight 2 rotation) 0 - 3 g ( 6g : Weight 2 rotation) 0 - 3 g ( - 6g : With sub weight) Cartridge + Headshell weight range 15 - 29g ( 31g : with sub.weight) 15 - 24g ( 28g With sub.weight) (*) 15 - 43 g Height Adjustment（Plinth to arm wand centerline) 15 - 55mm 15 - 55mm 15 - 55mm Vertical Bearing Pivot miniature bearing (Not Pivot Contact) Pivot miniature bearing (Not Pivot Contact) Miniature Radial Bearing Horizontal Bearing Miniature Radial Bearing Miniature Radial Bearing Miniature Radial Bearing Output plug RCA (XLR : Option) RCA (XLR : Option) RCA (XLR : Option) Output cable Single core shield copper Single core shield copper Single core shield copper Tonearm Audio Lead wire OFC 4N Copper OFC 4N Copper OFC 4N Copper (Separate wiring in wand) Headshell lead wire Copper with gold plated terminal Copper with gold plated terminal Copper with gold plated terminal Headshell Mchine tooled Aluminum Mchine tooled Aluminum Machine tooled Aluminum Azimuth control in headshell All available by attached Allen key. Tonearm Net Weight 580 g 610 g 750 g Standard Headshell Net Weight 17g 17g 17g
