New Reference tonearm, based on the famous THALES correction-mechanism for tangential pivoted tracking properties. Besides the well-known advantages of the Thales Simplicity II, the new Thales Statement stands out with the following features:
Optimized mechanical energy-flow and new materials for more dynamic sound…
– Arm-tubes and head-shell made of special aluminium alloy with the strength of steel but 10 times higher internal damping
– Arm-tubes curved for maximum rigidness
– Bearing unit completely capsuled to increase the mechanical rigidity up to 100x
– Elliptic shaping of base parts to increase critical contact surfaces
– Diamond coating on bearing- and base-parts to increase the damping properties
Optimized electrical shielding properties
– All arm-parts golden- (for gold version) or rhodium-coated (for silver version)
– New bearing technology to ensure low-impedance connection points from base to
head
New fine-adjustment-mechanism for more preciseness
– Fine adjustment device for VTA with 1/10mm scale
– Fine adjustment device for Azimuth with 1/3° scale
– Advanced clamping mechanism inside installation-ring to allow on-fly adjustment
SPECS
mounting distance: tracking error:
eff. length:
eff. mass:
offset angle: cartridge weight:
230mm 0,006° 229mm 24g 8…19° 7…20g