We use a 48 hour courier service but please allow up to 3 days handling time as a lot of our items are large and timeconsuming to package. Many thanks :) Genuine, Tested and Working both on the meter and audibly. Very high-end tonearm cable. Superb condition. was bought as an uograde, but did not see much use from the previous owner. A superb and highly desirable cable. Please inspect the pictures (please also use the zoom function on the photos) and be sure of what you are buying, please don’t buy this if you are at all unsure, I will answer any questions you have, just email BEFORE PURCHASING. This is a used item and has been fairly described to the best of our ability, it has not been serviced by us, just described in it’s current operational and cosmetic order. If you are not happy with any item, we can arrange collection from you for a full refund (even if you are outside the UK) We will not provide any partial refunds and will not cover any restoration, detailed or internal cleaning, repairs or modification costs. Any questions regarding out of eBay deals will be ignored Any items suspected missing in transit, must be reported to us within 10 days. We take payments through the ebay managed payments system. Shipping We ship using a 24 hour courier. Please allow up to 3 days handling time as a lot of our items are large and take time to package well. Collections We take payments through the ebay managed payments system. Visit our store!Hi-Fi Hangar Vintage hifi specialists Other PROJECTS, SPARES & REPAIRS HI-FI & AUDIO EQUIPMENT AMPLIFIERS DISK PLAYERS (CD/DVD/MD/SACD) TUNERS CASSETTE/TAPE DECKS SPEAKERS STUDIO EQUIPMENT TURNTABLES/RECORD PLAYERS CARTRIDGES TONEARMS MERCHANDISE T-SHIRTS ACCESSORIES Payment We take payments through the ebay managed payment system Shipping We ship using a 24 hour courier. Please allow up to 3 days handling time as a lot of our items are large and take time to package well. _gsrx_vers_1646 (GS 9.7.1 (1646))

One of the most respected and sought after tonearms ever made. This gorgeous arm came off of a top end Oracle turntable that was extremely well preserved and maintained. The arm looks gorgeous with no wear or defects to mention. Comes with the cable harness and a lift arm for the headshell.

1111MicrosoftInternetExplorer402DocumentNotSpecified7.8 ?Normal0 SME 309 Tonearm SME 309 comes with head shell, connection cable. In very good used condition with surface scratches and small marks. In full working order. Please check all of the photographs as these helps to form part of the description.If you require any help with your order, please don’t hesitate to contact us by eBay contact form.

The arm is like new - it played with AVID DIVA II SE for a few months. I dont have the box for it, but I can offer (for an additional fee) a SUN AUDIO cable for SME DIN - XLR, 75 cm long.

Denon 2 Tonearm Turntable Plinth DP 80 75 7000 6000 3000. 35lb Heavy Arm holes cut for SME 3009 and ORTOFON RMG 309.

Denon 2 Tonearm Turntable Plinth DP 80 75 7000 6000 3000. 35lb Heavy Arm holes cut for SME 3009 and ORTOFON RMG 309.

Denon 2 Tonearm Turntable Plinth DP 80 75 7000 6000 3000. 35lb Heavy Arm holes cut for SME 3009 and ORTOFON RMG 309.

the normal selling price is 725 EUR. Here you have the opportunity to purchase this tonearm at a reasonable price ************************************************here is one of the last feedbacks from july 30thAligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extendedand the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm.Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonically perfect. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin Wyatt Miyajima Labs USA importer.********************************************************************************** Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AS -309 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME typeHeadshells MADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.65 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.89 º continuous wiring included from the Headshell to the RCA´s with silver plated copper litz from USA This tonearm does not have a fixed effective mass, but is variable due to its different counter weights and the distance to the pivot point of the tonearm It is one of the very rare tonearms with variable mass worlwide.A tonearm with variable effective mass, which makes it possible to use all cartridges with low compliance or with high compliance.************************************************ connector fits Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells Improved base maximum stability and less resonance all my Ortofon Tonearms have the same bearingshighest industry standard and sealed maintenance free ***************************** here YouTube video from a satisfied customerGarrard 301 with my Ortofon AS-309 12 long Tonearm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzdUsc9Zm4&list=PLZIpztUGDMFS2-0dzexJp-sEkUTes5Zdr ********************************************RCA´s REAN brand from NEUTRIK,the worlds leading supplier of professional audio and video connectors – Neutrik AG *********************************** PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.65 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.89 º_____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE RMG-309 ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to ORTOFON RMG-309 SPECIFICATIONS AS-309 RMG-309 pivot to spindle (mm) 308.81 309 effective length (mm) 321.46 320 overhang (mm) 12.65 11 offset angle ° 16.9 15.9 maximum error ° 1.28 1.69 maximum distortion % 0.44 0.58 average rms distortion % 0.29 0.35 all results taken fromvinylengineTonearm Alignment Calculator Pro Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises. if the distortions are very high, because the geometry of the armtube is bad, then helps no ball bearings from NASA or whatever. Many manufacturers want to persuade one. it also no helps no arm tube, made of 500 years old wood, which is the specially manufactured and polished by moonlight from a virgin.**************************************************************** The Armwand is high damped with inlet of Balsa Wood(the inlet of balsa for damping is precisely balanced- when you overdamped you will take the life out of the sound and it will get boring)********************************************************************* Armwand with matt surface and inlet of balsa woodwhich guarantees no resonances in Armtube and CartridgeYOU WILL HEAR THIS.********************************************************************************** continuous internal wiring from the headshell plug to the RCAloom steel braid and PET braid to ensure enhanced signal flow and screening due to the use of a Faraday cage to kill off RF. this is the best what do you can do you not need a expensive tonearm cable buy *********************************************************the benefit of continuous internal wiring from the headshell plug to the RCA *************************************************************** my cable have only 57 pF at 1.2 m in length; the Genesis cable have 135 pF at 1.2 m in length and cost $ 549 high capacities affect and eliminate high and mid frequencies and ruin the original music information ************************************** 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMSor BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges**************************************** **************************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUAL SCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICE _____________________________ WORLDWIDE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much.

For the audiophiles all over the world ORTOFON products reach legendary status. And thats rightfully. This is a opportunity to own whats becoming rare and more expensive on the world market. Excellent tonearm for serious music lovers ********************Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AB -309 banana 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells ONE OF THE BEST 12 LONG TONEARMSMADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) WHY?PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.66 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.9 º _____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE SME 3012 series I ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to SME 3012 series I 309.4 mm mounting distance 294 mm 321.5 mm effektive lenght 305 mm 12.6 mm Over hang 11 mm 16.9 º offset angle(degrees) 16.15 º 1.26 º maximum error º 2.11 º 0.3 % average distorsion 0.36 % 0.46 % maximum distorsion 0.72 % all results taken fromAlignment Calculator Provinylengine page Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises..**************************************************************** positive feedbacks Aligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extended and the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm. Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonical. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin WyattMiyajima Labs USA importer. _______________________________ My Ortofon tonearms go over the SME 3012 and SME 3012R, which costs about 5000 euros. It is only surpassed by a GLANZ for $11,000. Thats not what Im saying, but my customers.see here original mailsDear mr. BokrandI gave myself some time to make sure I wasn’t too hasty in judging. After many hours of listening to my favorite records, which I know very well, I can say that your arm holds up very well the comparison with my beloved SME 3012R, indeed, with the Ortofon SPU is superior in clarity, dynamics (!!!), soundness of bass...Thanks for everythingMassimo Longoni________________________________________________________________________ screw for setting Azimuth 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS 2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMS or BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges _________________________________________________ liftlever is modified by me in the vintage Ortofon style like the Ortofon Hi Jack.I like this classic timeless style ******************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUALSCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICESCREW DRIVER FOR WEIGHTSSCREW DRIVER FOR AZIMUTH ADJUST in the manual you will always find an original sample of the internal wiring WORLDWIDE FREE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much. Wolfgang (email from 30.12.2016) Hello Alfred, I have been wanting to tell you that I have been enjoying your tonearm so very much ! The set up was easy, thank you for the template and alignment tool, it is very precise. The quality of the tonearm is excellent, of course, and I have already found the split counterweight very useful. I have been trying the arm with a Denon 103 and an Ikeda 9C cartridge, and both sound wonderful. The Ikeda requires much more attention to alignments, and your tonearm makes that very simple. It is also nice to have the anti skate adjustment too, which helps a lot with the ikeda. More than anything, Im enjoying music, which is more important than any technicalities. I will send you photos soon of my turntable setup so you may see everything in its happy state. My turntable is a Garrard 401. With many thanks again, in gratitude for your fine work and dedication, S.M New York 17.Sept. 2014 Hallo Alfred, es ist vollbracht. In ca. 3 Tagen habe ich die Zarge für den Neuen aufgebaut.Die ersten Platten drehen sich seit gestern auf dem Ortofon-Bokrand Sp-15.Schon erstaunlich was da aus meinen Eckhörnern kommt.Ich kann ihn nur mit meinem EMT 948 vergleichen mit dem ich seit ca. 1 Jahr sehr intensiv höre.Ich hab das Gefühl, dass das Gespann des Neuen sehr nahe an Perfektion ist und das für ca. 1/3 des Preises des 948!Vielen Dank für deine tolle Arbeit an dem Tonarm! Thomas K.(Germany) 28.12.2012 ORTOFON 12 long with TECHNICS SP-15 from Thomas K. Hi Alfred. I have been using this tone arm with my Garrard 301 / mono Ortofon Spu cartridge. It sounds absolutely superb. I must congratulate you on your fine work. Have you had a chance to post the Ortofon Head shell yet? I am looking forward to using this with my Shure V15mxr cartridge. Many thanks. John ----- Original Message -----Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:23 PM Subject: AW: Re: Ortofon Tone Arm Dear Alfred I have finally set up the tonearm and listened to LPs with it. I have to say that it is better than some of my other arms, possibly because of the strong arm tube.(FROM FSK HONG KONG)Hi Alfred, Glad to tell you that I have received and installed the tonearm after some hard work. Sound is great ! Still take some time for the cartridge to break-in but the tracking ability is extraordinary which allows any music to sing beautifully. Otherwise, it seems perfect to me. Thank you for your help ! Hi Alfred, The system actually sounds better and better from day to day. Impressive particular for old LPs. While writing to you, I am listening to the original Moon River of Andy William. The Exdous Song has never sound so good before - Superb !(Original text email from Japan)Dear Alfred I have at last set up your arm and can now give you an early impression of the sound. Beautifully balanced throughout the frequency range, no irritating frequencies stand out. Air and focus are superb. It is very musical with excellent pitch. Tonal range is very even handed and smooth. However the overall feeling is best summed up by saying that it sounds right in particular piano takes on the feel of one you have grown to recognise from your days in school plays.(Original text of the email from UK)---------------------------------------------------------------------Hello Alfred, I received the new cable yesterday afternoon.Thank you very much for your fast and kindly support.At last, I was able to listen to the sound of your special tonearm. WOW ! Excellent !! I love it.I always use DENON DL103-LC2(?? as a standard cartridgetesting the change of the sound. It was still the result of the short time test, but I felt the sound wassplendid.Lower background-noise, wide and deep sound-stage, particularlythe sonority is very natural and clear.(original mail from Mr.T. Japan)_______________________________________________________ Good morning Alfred, Well, yesterday I mounted your arm on the plinth with the SPU Meister Silver. Mounting was a breeze using my tool for determining the spindle to pivot distance. Using the dual counterweight it is also very easy to tune for optimal stylus pressure, at least far more easy than when using one counterweight. So that is a practical plus for the dual counterweights above the ability for mounting less heavy cartridges as well.I asked you before how your tonearm would compare to the Schick and you were modest. No need to! It is so much better than the Schick when using the heavy SPU.. really, it performs better on from low up to the high frequencies. I have been listening, or actually rediscovering, lots of records sinds yesterday afternoon. I always found that the SPU had at some records a bit of harsh highs but these are completely gone now. So that must have been the combination with the Schick, is my guess. Resonances are way better suppressed now and I do believe that the heavy and sturdy construction does not allow for any other movement of the cartridge/needle than lateral movement.I bow deep for your expertise as that must be the basis of the reconstructed Ortofon! We are really impressed here! My suggestion is that I buy two more arms from you. So I keep the one that is on my turntable now and you send over two complete tonearms. These two consist of the one that you customised for me and another one.I want to replace the Schick with a second AB309 and the third will be for a friend who started dancing in my room when he heard your tonearm..So all together:1. I will keep the tonearm I currently have. This one will go to my friend as he likes the J-shaped armtube.2. The customised arm by you, complete with mounting stuff and counterweights, will replace the one that will go to my friend.3. The third tonearm will replace the Schick tonearm on my plinth. So that is a whole new arm.DHT Rob Netherland 02/12/2018 pictures received from satisfied customers IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED,MONEY BACK GUARANTEE***************************************

Ortofon SPU-GE MC Cartridge in Original box and documents The cartridge has been tested in my system in perfect working condition The stylus look in excellent sharp as show Come with stylus guard, brush and box as shown in the photos Please have a look at the pictures will tell you everything before you have placed a bid Do not hesitate to contact us if you are not clear or need more information before you bid Various the destination, so please take waiting for me send correctly the shipping fees to you I do professional packing and combine for all items Ill send to worldwide. The buyer pays shipping and insurance Please make payment within 3 days after listing end

Denon 2 Tonearm Turntable Plinth DP 80 75 7000 6000 3000. 35lb Heavy Arm holes cut for SME 3009 and ORTOFON RMG 309.

For the audiophiles all over the world ORTOFON products reach legendary status. And thats rightfully. This is a opportunity to own whats becoming rare and more expensive on the world market. Excellent tonearm for serious music lovers ********************Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AB -309 banana 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells ONE OF THE BEST 12 LONG TONEARMSMADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) WHY?PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.66 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.9 º _____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE SME 3012 series I ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to SME 3012 series I 309.4 mm mounting distance 294 mm 321.5 mm effektive lenght 305 mm 12.6 mm Over hang 11 mm 16.9 º offset angle(degrees) 16.15 º 1.26 º maximum error º 2.11 º 0.3 % average distorsion 0.36 % 0.46 % maximum distorsion 0.72 % all results taken fromAlignment Calculator Provinylengine page Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises..**************************************************************** positive feedbacks Aligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extended and the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm. Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonical. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin WyattMiyajima Labs USA importer. _______________________________ My Ortofon tonearms go over the SME 3012 and SME 3012R, which costs about 5000 euros. It is only surpassed by a GLANZ for $11,000. Thats not what Im saying, but my customers.see here original mailsDear mr. BokrandI gave myself some time to make sure I wasn’t too hasty in judging. After many hours of listening to my favorite records, which I know very well, I can say that your arm holds up very well the comparison with my beloved SME 3012R, indeed, with the Ortofon SPU is superior in clarity, dynamics (!!!), soundness of bass...Thanks for everythingMassimo Longoni________________________________________________________________________ screw for setting Azimuth 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS 2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMS or BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges _________________________________________________ liftlever is modified by me in the vintage Ortofon style like the Ortofon Hi Jack.I like this classic timeless style ******************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUALSCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICESCREW DRIVER FOR WEIGHTSSCREW DRIVER FOR AZIMUTH ADJUST in the manual you will always find an original sample of the internal wiring WORLDWIDE FREE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much. Wolfgang (email from 30.12.2016) Hello Alfred, I have been wanting to tell you that I have been enjoying your tonearm so very much ! The set up was easy, thank you for the template and alignment tool, it is very precise. The quality of the tonearm is excellent, of course, and I have already found the split counterweight very useful. I have been trying the arm with a Denon 103 and an Ikeda 9C cartridge, and both sound wonderful. The Ikeda requires much more attention to alignments, and your tonearm makes that very simple. It is also nice to have the anti skate adjustment too, which helps a lot with the ikeda. More than anything, Im enjoying music, which is more important than any technicalities. I will send you photos soon of my turntable setup so you may see everything in its happy state. My turntable is a Garrard 401. With many thanks again, in gratitude for your fine work and dedication, S.M New York 17.Sept. 2014 Hallo Alfred, es ist vollbracht. In ca. 3 Tagen habe ich die Zarge für den Neuen aufgebaut.Die ersten Platten drehen sich seit gestern auf dem Ortofon-Bokrand Sp-15.Schon erstaunlich was da aus meinen Eckhörnern kommt.Ich kann ihn nur mit meinem EMT 948 vergleichen mit dem ich seit ca. 1 Jahr sehr intensiv höre.Ich hab das Gefühl, dass das Gespann des Neuen sehr nahe an Perfektion ist und das für ca. 1/3 des Preises des 948!Vielen Dank für deine tolle Arbeit an dem Tonarm! Thomas K.(Germany) 28.12.2012 ORTOFON 12 long with TECHNICS SP-15 from Thomas K. Hi Alfred. I have been using this tone arm with my Garrard 301 / mono Ortofon Spu cartridge. It sounds absolutely superb. I must congratulate you on your fine work. Have you had a chance to post the Ortofon Head shell yet? I am looking forward to using this with my Shure V15mxr cartridge. Many thanks. John ----- Original Message -----Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:23 PM Subject: AW: Re: Ortofon Tone Arm Dear Alfred I have finally set up the tonearm and listened to LPs with it. I have to say that it is better than some of my other arms, possibly because of the strong arm tube.(FROM FSK HONG KONG)Hi Alfred, Glad to tell you that I have received and installed the tonearm after some hard work. Sound is great ! Still take some time for the cartridge to break-in but the tracking ability is extraordinary which allows any music to sing beautifully. Otherwise, it seems perfect to me. Thank you for your help ! Hi Alfred, The system actually sounds better and better from day to day. Impressive particular for old LPs. While writing to you, I am listening to the original Moon River of Andy William. The Exdous Song has never sound so good before - Superb !(Original text email from Japan)Dear Alfred I have at last set up your arm and can now give you an early impression of the sound. Beautifully balanced throughout the frequency range, no irritating frequencies stand out. Air and focus are superb. It is very musical with excellent pitch. Tonal range is very even handed and smooth. However the overall feeling is best summed up by saying that it sounds right in particular piano takes on the feel of one you have grown to recognise from your days in school plays.(Original text of the email from UK)---------------------------------------------------------------------Hello Alfred, I received the new cable yesterday afternoon.Thank you very much for your fast and kindly support.At last, I was able to listen to the sound of your special tonearm. WOW ! Excellent !! I love it.I always use DENON DL103-LC2(?? as a standard cartridgetesting the change of the sound. It was still the result of the short time test, but I felt the sound wassplendid.Lower background-noise, wide and deep sound-stage, particularlythe sonority is very natural and clear.(original mail from Mr.T. Japan)_______________________________________________________ Good morning Alfred, Well, yesterday I mounted your arm on the plinth with the SPU Meister Silver. Mounting was a breeze using my tool for determining the spindle to pivot distance. Using the dual counterweight it is also very easy to tune for optimal stylus pressure, at least far more easy than when using one counterweight. So that is a practical plus for the dual counterweights above the ability for mounting less heavy cartridges as well.I asked you before how your tonearm would compare to the Schick and you were modest. No need to! It is so much better than the Schick when using the heavy SPU.. really, it performs better on from low up to the high frequencies. I have been listening, or actually rediscovering, lots of records sinds yesterday afternoon. I always found that the SPU had at some records a bit of harsh highs but these are completely gone now. So that must have been the combination with the Schick, is my guess. Resonances are way better suppressed now and I do believe that the heavy and sturdy construction does not allow for any other movement of the cartridge/needle than lateral movement.I bow deep for your expertise as that must be the basis of the reconstructed Ortofon! We are really impressed here! My suggestion is that I buy two more arms from you. So I keep the one that is on my turntable now and you send over two complete tonearms. These two consist of the one that you customised for me and another one.I want to replace the Schick with a second AB309 and the third will be for a friend who started dancing in my room when he heard your tonearm..So all together:1. I will keep the tonearm I currently have. This one will go to my friend as he likes the J-shaped armtube.2. The customised arm by you, complete with mounting stuff and counterweights, will replace the one that will go to my friend.3. The third tonearm will replace the Schick tonearm on my plinth. So that is a whole new arm.DHT Rob Netherland 02/12/2018 pictures received from satisfied customers IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED,MONEY BACK GUARANTEE***************************************

the normal selling price is 725 EUR. Here you have the opportunity to purchase this tonearm at a reasonable price ************************************************here is one of the last feedbacks from july 30thAligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extendedand the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm.Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonically perfect. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin Wyatt Miyajima Labs USA importer.********************************************************************************** Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AS -309 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME typeHeadshells MADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.65 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.89 º continuous wiring included from the Headshell to the RCA´s with silver plated copper litz from USA This tonearm does not have a fixed effective mass, but is variable due to its different counter weights and the distance to the pivot point of the tonearm It is one of the very rare tonearms with variable mass worlwide.A tonearm with variable effective mass, which makes it possible to use all cartridges with low compliance or with high compliance.************************************************ connector fits Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells Improved base maximum stability and less resonance all my Ortofon Tonearms have the same bearingshighest industry standard and sealed maintenance free ***************************** here YouTube video from a satisfied customerGarrard 301 with my Ortofon AS-309 12 long Tonearm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzdUsc9Zm4&list=PLZIpztUGDMFS2-0dzexJp-sEkUTes5Zdr ********************************************RCA´s REAN brand from NEUTRIK,the worlds leading supplier of professional audio and video connectors – Neutrik AG *********************************** PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.65 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.89 º_____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE RMG-309 ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to ORTOFON RMG-309 SPECIFICATIONS AS-309 RMG-309 pivot to spindle (mm) 308.81 309 effective length (mm) 321.46 320 overhang (mm) 12.65 11 offset angle ° 16.9 15.9 maximum error ° 1.28 1.69 maximum distortion % 0.44 0.58 average rms distortion % 0.29 0.35 all results taken fromvinylengineTonearm Alignment Calculator Pro Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises. if the distortions are very high, because the geometry of the armtube is bad, then helps no ball bearings from NASA or whatever. Many manufacturers want to persuade one. it also no helps no arm tube, made of 500 years old wood, which is the specially manufactured and polished by moonlight from a virgin.**************************************************************** The Armwand is high damped with inlet of Balsa Wood(the inlet of balsa for damping is precisely balanced- when you overdamped you will take the life out of the sound and it will get boring)********************************************************************* Armwand with matt surface and inlet of balsa woodwhich guarantees no resonances in Armtube and CartridgeYOU WILL HEAR THIS.********************************************************************************** continuous internal wiring from the headshell plug to the RCAloom steel braid and PET braid to ensure enhanced signal flow and screening due to the use of a Faraday cage to kill off RF. this is the best what do you can do you not need a expensive tonearm cable buy *********************************************************the benefit of continuous internal wiring from the headshell plug to the RCA *************************************************************** my cable have only 57 pF at 1.2 m in length; the Genesis cable have 135 pF at 1.2 m in length and cost $ 549 high capacities affect and eliminate high and mid frequencies and ruin the original music information ************************************** 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMSor BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges**************************************** **************************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUAL SCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICE _____________________________ WORLDWIDE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much.

the normal selling price is 755 EUR .Here you have the opportunity to purchase this tonearm at a reasonable price For the audiophiles all over the world ORTOFON products reach legendary status. And thats rightfully. This is a opportunity to own whats becoming rare and more expensive on the world market. Excellent tonearm for serious music lovers ********************Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AB -309 banana 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells ONE OF THE BEST 12 LONG TONEARMSMADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) WHY?PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.66 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.9 º _____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE SME 3012 series I ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to SME 3012 series I 309.4 mm mounting distance 294 mm 321.5 mm effektive lenght 305 mm 12.6 mm Over hang 11 mm 16.9 º offset angle(degrees) 16.15 º 1.26 º maximum error º 2.11 º 0.3 % average distorsion 0.36 % 0.46 % maximum distorsion 0.72 % all results taken fromAlignment Calculator Provinylengine page Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises..**************************************************************** positive feedbacks Aligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extended and the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm. Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonical. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin WyattMiyajima Labs USA importer. _______________________________ My Ortofon tonearms go over the SME 3012 and SME 3012R, which costs about 5000 euros. It is only surpassed by a GLANZ for $11,000. Thats not what Im saying, but my customers.see here original mailsDear mr. BokrandI gave myself some time to make sure I wasn’t too hasty in judging. After many hours of listening to my favorite records, which I know very well, I can say that your arm holds up very well the comparison with my beloved SME 3012R, indeed, with the Ortofon SPU is superior in clarity, dynamics (!!!), soundness of bass...Thanks for everythingMassimo Longoni________________________________________________________________________ screw for setting Azimuth 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS 2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMS or BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges _________________________________________________ liftlever is modified by me in the vintage Ortofon style like the Ortofon Hi Jack.I like this classic timeless style ******************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUALSCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICESCREW DRIVER FOR WEIGHTSSCREW DRIVER FOR AZIMUTH ADJUST in the manual you will always find an original sample of the internal wiring WORLDWIDE FREE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much. Wolfgang (email from 30.12.2016) Hello Alfred, I have been wanting to tell you that I have been enjoying your tonearm so very much ! The set up was easy, thank you for the template and alignment tool, it is very precise. The quality of the tonearm is excellent, of course, and I have already found the split counterweight very useful. I have been trying the arm with a Denon 103 and an Ikeda 9C cartridge, and both sound wonderful. The Ikeda requires much more attention to alignments, and your tonearm makes that very simple. It is also nice to have the anti skate adjustment too, which helps a lot with the ikeda. More than anything, Im enjoying music, which is more important than any technicalities. I will send you photos soon of my turntable setup so you may see everything in its happy state. My turntable is a Garrard 401. With many thanks again, in gratitude for your fine work and dedication, S.M New York 17.Sept. 2014 Hallo Alfred, es ist vollbracht. In ca. 3 Tagen habe ich die Zarge für den Neuen aufgebaut.Die ersten Platten drehen sich seit gestern auf dem Ortofon-Bokrand Sp-15.Schon erstaunlich was da aus meinen Eckhörnern kommt.Ich kann ihn nur mit meinem EMT 948 vergleichen mit dem ich seit ca. 1 Jahr sehr intensiv höre.Ich hab das Gefühl, dass das Gespann des Neuen sehr nahe an Perfektion ist und das für ca. 1/3 des Preises des 948!Vielen Dank für deine tolle Arbeit an dem Tonarm! Thomas K.(Germany) 28.12.2012 ORTOFON 12 long with TECHNICS SP-15 from Thomas K. Hi Alfred. I have been using this tone arm with my Garrard 301 / mono Ortofon Spu cartridge. It sounds absolutely superb. I must congratulate you on your fine work. Have you had a chance to post the Ortofon Head shell yet? I am looking forward to using this with my Shure V15mxr cartridge. Many thanks. John ----- Original Message -----Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:23 PM Subject: AW: Re: Ortofon Tone Arm Dear Alfred I have finally set up the tonearm and listened to LPs with it. I have to say that it is better than some of my other arms, possibly because of the strong arm tube.(FROM FSK HONG KONG)Hi Alfred, Glad to tell you that I have received and installed the tonearm after some hard work. Sound is great ! Still take some time for the cartridge to break-in but the tracking ability is extraordinary which allows any music to sing beautifully. Otherwise, it seems perfect to me. Thank you for your help ! Hi Alfred, The system actually sounds better and better from day to day. Impressive particular for old LPs. While writing to you, I am listening to the original Moon River of Andy William. The Exdous Song has never sound so good before - Superb !(Original text email from Japan)Dear Alfred I have at last set up your arm and can now give you an early impression of the sound. Beautifully balanced throughout the frequency range, no irritating frequencies stand out. Air and focus are superb. It is very musical with excellent pitch. Tonal range is very even handed and smooth. However the overall feeling is best summed up by saying that it sounds right in particular piano takes on the feel of one you have grown to recognise from your days in school plays.(Original text of the email from UK)---------------------------------------------------------------------Hello Alfred, I received the new cable yesterday afternoon.Thank you very much for your fast and kindly support.At last, I was able to listen to the sound of your special tonearm. WOW ! Excellent !! I love it.I always use DENON DL103-LC2(?? as a standard cartridgetesting the change of the sound. It was still the result of the short time test, but I felt the sound wassplendid.Lower background-noise, wide and deep sound-stage, particularlythe sonority is very natural and clear.(original mail from Mr.T. Japan)_______________________________________________________ Good morning Alfred, Well, yesterday I mounted your arm on the plinth with the SPU Meister Silver. Mounting was a breeze using my tool for determining the spindle to pivot distance. Using the dual counterweight it is also very easy to tune for optimal stylus pressure, at least far more easy than when using one counterweight. So that is a practical plus for the dual counterweights above the ability for mounting less heavy cartridges as well.I asked you before how your tonearm would compare to the Schick and you were modest. No need to! It is so much better than the Schick when using the heavy SPU.. really, it performs better on from low up to the high frequencies. I have been listening, or actually rediscovering, lots of records sinds yesterday afternoon. I always found that the SPU had at some records a bit of harsh highs but these are completely gone now. So that must have been the combination with the Schick, is my guess. Resonances are way better suppressed now and I do believe that the heavy and sturdy construction does not allow for any other movement of the cartridge/needle than lateral movement.I bow deep for your expertise as that must be the basis of the reconstructed Ortofon! We are really impressed here! My suggestion is that I buy two more arms from you. So I keep the one that is on my turntable now and you send over two complete tonearms. These two consist of the one that you customised for me and another one.I want to replace the Schick with a second AB309 and the third will be for a friend who started dancing in my room when he heard your tonearm..So all together:1. I will keep the tonearm I currently have. This one will go to my friend as he likes the J-shaped armtube.2. The customised arm by you, complete with mounting stuff and counterweights, will replace the one that will go to my friend.3. The third tonearm will replace the Schick tonearm on my plinth. So that is a whole new arm.DHT Rob Netherland 02/12/2018 pictures received from satisfied customers IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED,MONEY BACK GUARANTEE***************************************

Denon 2 Tonearm Turntable Plinth DP 80 75 7000 6000 3000. 35lb Heavy Arm holes cut for SME 3009 and ORTOFON RMG 309.

the normal selling price is 725 EUR. Here you have the opportunity to purchase this tonearm at a reasonable price ************************************************here is one of the last feedbacks from july 30thAligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extendedand the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm.Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonically perfect. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin Wyatt Miyajima Labs USA importer.********************************************************************************** Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AS -309 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME typeHeadshells MADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.65 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.89 º continuous wiring included from the Headshell to the RCA´s with silver plated copper litz from USA This tonearm does not have a fixed effective mass, but is variable due to its different counter weights and the distance to the pivot point of the tonearm It is one of the very rare tonearms with variable mass worlwide.A tonearm with variable effective mass, which makes it possible to use all cartridges with low compliance or with high compliance.************************************************ connector fits Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells Improved base maximum stability and less resonance all my Ortofon Tonearms have the same bearingshighest industry standard and sealed maintenance free ***************************** here YouTube video from a satisfied customerGarrard 301 with my Ortofon AS-309 12 long Tonearm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzdUsc9Zm4&list=PLZIpztUGDMFS2-0dzexJp-sEkUTes5Zdr ********************************************RCA´s REAN brand from NEUTRIK,the worlds leading supplier of professional audio and video connectors – Neutrik AG *********************************** PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.65 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.89 º_____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE RMG-309 ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to ORTOFON RMG-309 SPECIFICATIONS AS-309 RMG-309 pivot to spindle (mm) 308.81 309 effective length (mm) 321.46 320 overhang (mm) 12.65 11 offset angle ° 16.9 15.9 maximum error ° 1.28 1.69 maximum distortion % 0.44 0.58 average rms distortion % 0.29 0.35 all results taken fromvinylengineTonearm Alignment Calculator Pro Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises. if the distortions are very high, because the geometry of the armtube is bad, then helps no ball bearings from NASA or whatever. Many manufacturers want to persuade one. it also no helps no arm tube, made of 500 years old wood, which is the specially manufactured and polished by moonlight from a virgin.**************************************************************** The Armwand is high damped with inlet of Balsa Wood(the inlet of balsa for damping is precisely balanced- when you overdamped you will take the life out of the sound and it will get boring)********************************************************************* Armwand with matt surface and inlet of balsa woodwhich guarantees no resonances in Armtube and CartridgeYOU WILL HEAR THIS.********************************************************************************** continuous internal wiring from the headshell plug to the RCAloom steel braid and PET braid to ensure enhanced signal flow and screening due to the use of a Faraday cage to kill off RF. this is the best what do you can do you not need a expensive tonearm cable buy *********************************************************the benefit of continuous internal wiring from the headshell plug to the RCA *************************************************************** my cable have only 57 pF at 1.2 m in length; the Genesis cable have 135 pF at 1.2 m in length and cost $ 549 high capacities affect and eliminate high and mid frequencies and ruin the original music information ************************************** 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMSor BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges**************************************** **************************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUAL SCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICE _____________________________ WORLDWIDE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much.

the normal selling price is 755 EUR .Here you have the opportunity to purchase this tonearm at a reasonable price For the audiophiles all over the world ORTOFON products reach legendary status. And thats rightfully. This is a opportunity to own whats becoming rare and more expensive on the world market. Excellent tonearm for serious music lovers ********************Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AB -309 banana 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells ONE OF THE BEST 12 LONG TONEARMSMADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) WHY?PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.66 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.9 º _____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE SME 3012 series I ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to SME 3012 series I 309.4 mm mounting distance 294 mm 321.5 mm effektive lenght 305 mm 12.6 mm Over hang 11 mm 16.9 º offset angle(degrees) 16.15 º 1.26 º maximum error º 2.11 º 0.3 % average distorsion 0.36 % 0.46 % maximum distorsion 0.72 % all results taken fromAlignment Calculator Provinylengine page Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises..**************************************************************** positive feedbacks Aligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extended and the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm. Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonical. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin WyattMiyajima Labs USA importer. _______________________________ My Ortofon tonearms go over the SME 3012 and SME 3012R, which costs about 5000 euros. It is only surpassed by a GLANZ for $11,000. Thats not what Im saying, but my customers.see here original mailsDear mr. BokrandI gave myself some time to make sure I wasn’t too hasty in judging. After many hours of listening to my favorite records, which I know very well, I can say that your arm holds up very well the comparison with my beloved SME 3012R, indeed, with the Ortofon SPU is superior in clarity, dynamics (!!!), soundness of bass...Thanks for everythingMassimo Longoni________________________________________________________________________ screw for setting Azimuth 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS 2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMS or BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges _________________________________________________ liftlever is modified by me in the vintage Ortofon style like the Ortofon Hi Jack.I like this classic timeless style ******************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUALSCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICESCREW DRIVER FOR WEIGHTSSCREW DRIVER FOR AZIMUTH ADJUST in the manual you will always find an original sample of the internal wiring WORLDWIDE FREE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much. Wolfgang (email from 30.12.2016) Hello Alfred, I have been wanting to tell you that I have been enjoying your tonearm so very much ! The set up was easy, thank you for the template and alignment tool, it is very precise. The quality of the tonearm is excellent, of course, and I have already found the split counterweight very useful. I have been trying the arm with a Denon 103 and an Ikeda 9C cartridge, and both sound wonderful. The Ikeda requires much more attention to alignments, and your tonearm makes that very simple. It is also nice to have the anti skate adjustment too, which helps a lot with the ikeda. More than anything, Im enjoying music, which is more important than any technicalities. I will send you photos soon of my turntable setup so you may see everything in its happy state. My turntable is a Garrard 401. With many thanks again, in gratitude for your fine work and dedication, S.M New York 17.Sept. 2014 Hallo Alfred, es ist vollbracht. In ca. 3 Tagen habe ich die Zarge für den Neuen aufgebaut.Die ersten Platten drehen sich seit gestern auf dem Ortofon-Bokrand Sp-15.Schon erstaunlich was da aus meinen Eckhörnern kommt.Ich kann ihn nur mit meinem EMT 948 vergleichen mit dem ich seit ca. 1 Jahr sehr intensiv höre.Ich hab das Gefühl, dass das Gespann des Neuen sehr nahe an Perfektion ist und das für ca. 1/3 des Preises des 948!Vielen Dank für deine tolle Arbeit an dem Tonarm! Thomas K.(Germany) 28.12.2012 ORTOFON 12 long with TECHNICS SP-15 from Thomas K. Hi Alfred. I have been using this tone arm with my Garrard 301 / mono Ortofon Spu cartridge. It sounds absolutely superb. I must congratulate you on your fine work. Have you had a chance to post the Ortofon Head shell yet? I am looking forward to using this with my Shure V15mxr cartridge. Many thanks. John ----- Original Message -----Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:23 PM Subject: AW: Re: Ortofon Tone Arm Dear Alfred I have finally set up the tonearm and listened to LPs with it. I have to say that it is better than some of my other arms, possibly because of the strong arm tube.(FROM FSK HONG KONG)Hi Alfred, Glad to tell you that I have received and installed the tonearm after some hard work. Sound is great ! Still take some time for the cartridge to break-in but the tracking ability is extraordinary which allows any music to sing beautifully. Otherwise, it seems perfect to me. Thank you for your help ! Hi Alfred, The system actually sounds better and better from day to day. Impressive particular for old LPs. While writing to you, I am listening to the original Moon River of Andy William. The Exdous Song has never sound so good before - Superb !(Original text email from Japan)Dear Alfred I have at last set up your arm and can now give you an early impression of the sound. Beautifully balanced throughout the frequency range, no irritating frequencies stand out. Air and focus are superb. It is very musical with excellent pitch. Tonal range is very even handed and smooth. However the overall feeling is best summed up by saying that it sounds right in particular piano takes on the feel of one you have grown to recognise from your days in school plays.(Original text of the email from UK)---------------------------------------------------------------------Hello Alfred, I received the new cable yesterday afternoon.Thank you very much for your fast and kindly support.At last, I was able to listen to the sound of your special tonearm. WOW ! Excellent !! I love it.I always use DENON DL103-LC2(?? as a standard cartridgetesting the change of the sound. It was still the result of the short time test, but I felt the sound wassplendid.Lower background-noise, wide and deep sound-stage, particularlythe sonority is very natural and clear.(original mail from Mr.T. Japan)_______________________________________________________ Good morning Alfred, Well, yesterday I mounted your arm on the plinth with the SPU Meister Silver. Mounting was a breeze using my tool for determining the spindle to pivot distance. Using the dual counterweight it is also very easy to tune for optimal stylus pressure, at least far more easy than when using one counterweight. So that is a practical plus for the dual counterweights above the ability for mounting less heavy cartridges as well.I asked you before how your tonearm would compare to the Schick and you were modest. No need to! It is so much better than the Schick when using the heavy SPU.. really, it performs better on from low up to the high frequencies. I have been listening, or actually rediscovering, lots of records sinds yesterday afternoon. I always found that the SPU had at some records a bit of harsh highs but these are completely gone now. So that must have been the combination with the Schick, is my guess. Resonances are way better suppressed now and I do believe that the heavy and sturdy construction does not allow for any other movement of the cartridge/needle than lateral movement.I bow deep for your expertise as that must be the basis of the reconstructed Ortofon! We are really impressed here! My suggestion is that I buy two more arms from you. So I keep the one that is on my turntable now and you send over two complete tonearms. These two consist of the one that you customised for me and another one.I want to replace the Schick with a second AB309 and the third will be for a friend who started dancing in my room when he heard your tonearm..So all together:1. I will keep the tonearm I currently have. This one will go to my friend as he likes the J-shaped armtube.2. The customised arm by you, complete with mounting stuff and counterweights, will replace the one that will go to my friend.3. The third tonearm will replace the Schick tonearm on my plinth. So that is a whole new arm.DHT Rob Netherland 02/12/2018 pictures received from satisfied customers IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED,MONEY BACK GUARANTEE***************************************

SME Model 309 Tonearm - Black, very good condition, box, 3 month warranty SME Model 309 Tonearm - Black, very good condition, box, 3 month warranty Here we have a much sought after item a Model 309 tonearm from specialist engineering company SME. It is in very good condition and comes with original packaging, manual spare headshell, tonearm cable, and our standard 3 month warranty. Please note the Arm Plate pictured is not included. SME Say…. The Series 300 broadens the application of SME technology. The detachable headshell has a new style coupling, providing the convenience of rapid cartridge interchange without loss of rigidity. Our designers can be justly proud of these models which offer a performance and manufacturing excellence unmatched by many more expensive models. Features: Unique pressure die-cast shell detachable and interchangeable without disturbing cartridge or wiring. New design clamping arrangement ensures rigid junction with tone-arm. Two-piece ultra-stiff tone-arm reflects sophisticated metalworking techniques. Internal constrained layer damps minute residual vibrations making tone-arm acoustically inert. Stainless steel cross shaft, ground and thread ground. Carried in massive yoke on 10mm precision ball races. Axis at record mean level to minimise warp-wow. Unique assembly gives high rigidity and allows bearings to be critically adjusted before tone-arm is fitted. Stainless steel vertical shaft, ground and thread ground, with integral 16mm diameter flange to couple shaft and yoke. 23mm diameter steel pillar, heat treated, ground and honed, carries two 17mm precision ball races, widely spaced to resist tilt. Anti-skate control operates through tension spring and filament. Dial corresponds with VTF and has positive OFF position. Lowering/raising control gives smooth positive action. Height of lift can be adjusted. Dual-lock base provides movement control with high rigidity. Tungsten-alloy balance weight carried on damped two-point suspension. Extra-low inertia design assists warp riding. Underslung weight housing corrects centre of gravity and provides non-reflective tone-arm termination. Swivelling, damped output socket minimises vibration transmission in sub-chassis use. Reference lines on tone-arm facilitate VTA setting. Fine adjustment of horizontal tracking angle (HTA). New design alignment protractor sets HTA with great accuracy. Cartridge leads and internal wiring LCOFC litz. Balanced LCOFC audio lead with gold plated phono plugs. Specifications: Effective Mass: 9.5g Cartridge Balance: 6 – 17g Vertical Tracking Force: 0 – 2.5g Maximum Tracking Error: 0.013°/mm Net Weight: 717.0g Pivot-Stylus Distance: 232.2mm Pivot-Spindle Centre Distance: 213.4mm Audio Lead: 1.2m Manufacturer : SME Model : Model 309 Serial Number : 32088 Packaging : Original Accessories Included : Spare Headshell / Tonearm Cable / Manual Price When New : ? 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Denon 2 Tonearm Turntable Plinth DP 80 75 7000 6000 3000. 35lb Heavy Arm holes cut for SME 3009 and ORTOFON RMG 309.

Denon 2 Tonearm Turntable Plinth DP 80 75 7000 6000 3000. 35lb Heavy Arm holes cut for SME 3009 and ORTOFON RMG 309.

For the audiophiles all over the world ORTOFON products reach legendary status. And thats rightfully. This is a opportunity to own whats becoming rare and more expensive on the world market. Excellent tonearm for serious music lovers ********************Broadcast Tonearm Ortofon AB -309 banana 12 long for Ortofon SPU-G and SME type Headshells ONE OF THE BEST 12 LONG TONEARMSMADE BY ALFRED BOKRANDGERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER(RADIO+TV) WHY?PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FORLOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:1) EFFEKTIVE LENGHT 2) OVERHANG3) OFFSET ANGLE============================ TONEARM GEOMETRY:EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mmOVERHANG: 12.66 mmOFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.9 º _____________________________________________________________========================== ORTOFON 12 AS-309 TONEARM HAVE LESS DISTORSIONS AS THE SME 3012 series I ORTOFON AS-309 12 long compared to SME 3012 series I 309.4 mm mounting distance 294 mm 321.5 mm effektive lenght 305 mm 12.6 mm Over hang 11 mm 16.9 º offset angle(degrees) 16.15 º 1.26 º maximum error º 2.11 º 0.3 % average distorsion 0.36 % 0.46 % maximum distorsion 0.72 % all results taken fromAlignment Calculator Provinylengine page Tonearm geometry with the lowest distortion worldwide, you will hear it immediately the geometry had to be calculated by hand in the 60s, because you did not have any computer calculation programs yet, this could never be the optimum, because the 3 parameters for the geometry are interdependent. When you change only one parameter to 0.5mm the distortions are great. Therefore, tonearms from the 60s can NEVER reach the perfection that is possible with the computer programs today___________________________________This tonearm combines the simple aesthetics of Ortofon Tonearms with the current best armtube geometry currently available only a perfect geometry of the armtube guarantees a low distortion.this is the first and most important thing with a tonearm.not the material, not exotic armtube materials or mimics can eliminate a fundamental distortion that exist due to a wrong and bad geometry.material of the armtube and Vaccination only has an impact on resonance and vibration coming from the plinth (engine vibration and music waves) tonal arms are offered on the market, which cost well over $ 15,000 and are advertised that give the materials the highest in technology (space travel, NASA ect) the geometry of a perfect tonearm with the lowest distorsions consists of: 1) effective length2) overhang3) offset angle nothing more and nothing less these 3 parameters are dependent on each other. This is mathematics and is based on formulas that have absolutely nothing to do with materials. With existing PC calculation programs, anyone can see if their tonearm has the least distortion due to the armtube geometry. This is the only objective method and not the subjective belief in exotic materials or great promises..**************************************************************** positive feedbacks Aligned. It is in an aftermarket VTA tower made for the Groovmaster IIti that was on the table before your arm. I will not going back to the GM!!! Only my $11,000 Glanz MH124 is superior and not by $10,000! I am thrilled at this arms performance richness of tone is its major strong point. Bass is tight super extended and the too end extended and sweet. No ringing or tonal artifacts with this arm. Vocals are on par with the best of the best. Rich defined and harmonical. Thank you sir. Well done! Robin WyattMiyajima Labs USA importer. _______________________________ My Ortofon tonearms go over the SME 3012 and SME 3012R, which costs about 5000 euros. It is only surpassed by a GLANZ for $11,000. Thats not what Im saying, but my customers.see here original mailsDear mr. BokrandI gave myself some time to make sure I wasn’t too hasty in judging. After many hours of listening to my favorite records, which I know very well, I can say that your arm holds up very well the comparison with my beloved SME 3012R, indeed, with the Ortofon SPU is superior in clarity, dynamics (!!!), soundness of bass...Thanks for everythingMassimo Longoni________________________________________________________________________ screw for setting Azimuth 2 DIFFERENT COUNTER WEIGHTS 2 WEIGHTS TOGETHER FOR ORTOFON SPU-G CARTRIDGS UP TO 35 GRAMS or BIG COUNTER WEIGHT SINGLY FOR CARTRIDGES UP TO 20 GRAMS With this construction you have an enormous range of applications for all Cartridges _________________________________________________ liftlever is modified by me in the vintage Ortofon style like the Ortofon Hi Jack.I like this classic timeless style ******************************** TONEARM COMES WITH :MOUNTING TEMPLATEMANUALSCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLARALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICESCREW DRIVER FOR WEIGHTSSCREW DRIVER FOR AZIMUTH ADJUST in the manual you will always find an original sample of the internal wiring WORLDWIDE FREE SHIPPINGTRACKING AND REGISTERED POST------------------------------------------- reviews from customers( Original text e-mails) from HiFi Wigwam:The Ortofon arm is one of the ones off ebay done by a German guy in Spain (Alfred Bokrand), based on the old (Danish-made) Ortofon AS212/309 bearing housing and anti-skate mechanism, with an arm tube and weights of his own design. I think its a wonderful bit of kit, I prefer it to the Thomas Schick arm that I used to have, which I had bias problems with, this is properly adjustable. Its a ridiculous bargain for the £500 or so hes charging for it. This 301 has a very special tonearm. It was made by Alfred Bokrand from an Ortofon AS-212 on which he has placed a 12? wand. The workmanship is first class and it tracks like a dream. This model of Ortofon arm is known for its pivot set up- it has wonderful bearings, it has a two part counter weight that will allow for a SPU with built in transformer......============================================================== Dear Alfred. I finally set up the tonearm and I am more than satisfied with the results. It has been a huge improvement in my musical experience. The tonearm is piece of beauty and perfect enginered for music reproduction. The classical records sound heavenly good and Jazz albums never as intimate. The severe wrapped records do never miss the track. The bass response is clean and solid. Great. Thanks for your patience with my issues and I am very grateful for send me another cable. Happy new year Afectuosamente Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone (email from 28.12.2016)Hi Alfred Just letting you know that the tonearm arrived safe and sound.I have installed it on a 16 broadcast turntable and it sounds great (and looks good as well). Thank you very much. Wolfgang (email from 30.12.2016) Hello Alfred, I have been wanting to tell you that I have been enjoying your tonearm so very much ! The set up was easy, thank you for the template and alignment tool, it is very precise. The quality of the tonearm is excellent, of course, and I have already found the split counterweight very useful. I have been trying the arm with a Denon 103 and an Ikeda 9C cartridge, and both sound wonderful. The Ikeda requires much more attention to alignments, and your tonearm makes that very simple. It is also nice to have the anti skate adjustment too, which helps a lot with the ikeda. More than anything, Im enjoying music, which is more important than any technicalities. I will send you photos soon of my turntable setup so you may see everything in its happy state. My turntable is a Garrard 401. With many thanks again, in gratitude for your fine work and dedication, S.M New York 17.Sept. 2014 Hallo Alfred, es ist vollbracht. In ca. 3 Tagen habe ich die Zarge für den Neuen aufgebaut.Die ersten Platten drehen sich seit gestern auf dem Ortofon-Bokrand Sp-15.Schon erstaunlich was da aus meinen Eckhörnern kommt.Ich kann ihn nur mit meinem EMT 948 vergleichen mit dem ich seit ca. 1 Jahr sehr intensiv höre.Ich hab das Gefühl, dass das Gespann des Neuen sehr nahe an Perfektion ist und das für ca. 1/3 des Preises des 948!Vielen Dank für deine tolle Arbeit an dem Tonarm! Thomas K.(Germany) 28.12.2012 ORTOFON 12 long with TECHNICS SP-15 from Thomas K. Hi Alfred. I have been using this tone arm with my Garrard 301 / mono Ortofon Spu cartridge. It sounds absolutely superb. I must congratulate you on your fine work. Have you had a chance to post the Ortofon Head shell yet? I am looking forward to using this with my Shure V15mxr cartridge. Many thanks. John ----- Original Message -----Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:23 PM Subject: AW: Re: Ortofon Tone Arm Dear Alfred I have finally set up the tonearm and listened to LPs with it. I have to say that it is better than some of my other arms, possibly because of the strong arm tube.(FROM FSK HONG KONG)Hi Alfred, Glad to tell you that I have received and installed the tonearm after some hard work. Sound is great ! Still take some time for the cartridge to break-in but the tracking ability is extraordinary which allows any music to sing beautifully. Otherwise, it seems perfect to me. Thank you for your help ! Hi Alfred, The system actually sounds better and better from day to day. Impressive particular for old LPs. While writing to you, I am listening to the original Moon River of Andy William. The Exdous Song has never sound so good before - Superb !(Original text email from Japan)Dear Alfred I have at last set up your arm and can now give you an early impression of the sound. Beautifully balanced throughout the frequency range, no irritating frequencies stand out. Air and focus are superb. It is very musical with excellent pitch. Tonal range is very even handed and smooth. However the overall feeling is best summed up by saying that it sounds right in particular piano takes on the feel of one you have grown to recognise from your days in school plays.(Original text of the email from UK)---------------------------------------------------------------------Hello Alfred, I received the new cable yesterday afternoon.Thank you very much for your fast and kindly support.At last, I was able to listen to the sound of your special tonearm. WOW ! Excellent !! I love it.I always use DENON DL103-LC2(?? as a standard cartridgetesting the change of the sound. It was still the result of the short time test, but I felt the sound wassplendid.Lower background-noise, wide and deep sound-stage, particularlythe sonority is very natural and clear.(original mail from Mr.T. Japan)_______________________________________________________ Good morning Alfred, Well, yesterday I mounted your arm on the plinth with the SPU Meister Silver. Mounting was a breeze using my tool for determining the spindle to pivot distance. Using the dual counterweight it is also very easy to tune for optimal stylus pressure, at least far more easy than when using one counterweight. So that is a practical plus for the dual counterweights above the ability for mounting less heavy cartridges as well.I asked you before how your tonearm would compare to the Schick and you were modest. No need to! It is so much better than the Schick when using the heavy SPU.. really, it performs better on from low up to the high frequencies. I have been listening, or actually rediscovering, lots of records sinds yesterday afternoon. I always found that the SPU had at some records a bit of harsh highs but these are completely gone now. So that must have been the combination with the Schick, is my guess. Resonances are way better suppressed now and I do believe that the heavy and sturdy construction does not allow for any other movement of the cartridge/needle than lateral movement.I bow deep for your expertise as that must be the basis of the reconstructed Ortofon! We are really impressed here! My suggestion is that I buy two more arms from you. So I keep the one that is on my turntable now and you send over two complete tonearms. These two consist of the one that you customised for me and another one.I want to replace the Schick with a second AB309 and the third will be for a friend who started dancing in my room when he heard your tonearm..So all together:1. I will keep the tonearm I currently have. This one will go to my friend as he likes the J-shaped armtube.2. The customised arm by you, complete with mounting stuff and counterweights, will replace the one that will go to my friend.3. The third tonearm will replace the Schick tonearm on my plinth. So that is a whole new arm.DHT Rob Netherland 02/12/2018 pictures received from satisfied customers IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED,MONEY BACK GUARANTEE***************************************

E15 SME Model 12 Turntable Fitted with SME 309 Tonearm  Originally sold and installed by us, one owner from new and in perfect condition. Item comes boxed in original packaging and has all accessories Inc, Head shell, Arm Lead and connection cables Any questions please call the shop on 01244 344227. Payment can be made by cash on collection, by bank transfer or by major credit and debit cards directly to us on 01244 344227, shop hours 10-5, Tuesday-Saturday. We also accept payment by Paypal. Equipment can be collected from our shop at 17 Hoole Road Chester CH2 3NH or sent fully insured by DPD to mainland UK only Trade ins welcome, please get in touch to see how we can help you with your next purchase