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internal wiring with pure silver litz 99.999%

this 30AWG 5N Pure Silver litz wire is 0.55mm outer diameter. It's litz construction 7 strands and each strand is 0.1mm diameter 99.999+% Pure soft annealed silver wires in oversized PTFE Teflon insulation for a more cleaner sound. Woven Teflon Litz construction is ideal to deliver RFI and EMI rejection and provides low capacitance. 99.999+% silver transmits electrical signals faster and with less distortion than ordinary OFC wires.  High grade Teflon insulation gives a predominant air dielectric and is regarded as the best insulator for bare cable. Our
silver is produced using the most up to date continuous casting methods
in one of the largest and most stringently tested facilities in the
world.

costs extra =  75 Euro *********************************************

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.

************************************************ vertical bearings friction less than 0.025 grams see here video from the test
https://youtu.be/VNGtQLyd2xA

all my Ortofon Tonearms have the same bearings highest industry standard and sealed maintenance free

here YouTube video from a satisfied customer
Garrard 301 with my Ortofon AS-309 12" long Tonearm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UGYKBQ5tuE&list=PLZIpztUGDMFS2-0dzexJp-sEkUTes5Zdr&index=3
with kind permission of Praditchya Singhara
Dear Alfred,
I?m very happy with your tonearm, you can put my YouTube video in your listing.
Regards,

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Broadcast Tonearm 

Ortofon AS -309  12" long

 

for Ortofon SPU-G 

and 

SME type

Headshells

ONE OF THE BEST 12" LONG TONEARMS

IN THE WORLD

MADE BY ALFRED BOKRAND

GERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER

(RADIO+TV)

WHY?

PHYSICS and GEOMETRY never lies.....

THIS ARMWAND IS OPTIMIZED FOR

LOWEST TRACKING DISTORSION

3 THINGS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF A PERFECT TONEARM:

1)   EFFEKTIVE LENGHT

 2)  OVERHANG

3)  OFFSET ANGLE

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 TONEARM  GEOMETRY:

EFFEKTIVE LENGTH : 321.459 mm

 MOUNTING DISTANCE: 309.4mm

OVERHANG: 12.66 mm

OFFSET ANGLE (DEGREES): 16.9 º

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 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 from

"vinylengine"

 

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

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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 length

2) overhang

3) 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.

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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

this Lift lever is the original from REGA Lift

Tonearm comes with REGA Lift ,modified for my Tonearm

the original Ortofon-lift did not always work well, it is already around 40 years old, so now with REGA lift lower device

this is my modified Lift lever

below pictures shows the Ortofon Hi-Jack as example

this is not included

you can order the Tonearm with REGA Lift lever or with Ortofon style Lift lever as below

this is for FREE

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You can also order the weights and the bearing housing in the following colors, it's free

also in vintage Ortofon burnished

see extra pictures

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TONEARM COMES WITH :

MOUNTING TEMPLATE

MANUAL

SCREWS AND WASHERS FOR MOUNTING COLLAR

ALLEN KEY FOR ADJUST LIFT DEVICE

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WORLDWIDE SHIPPING

with UPS or similar

depend of the destination

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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 it's 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. It's a ridiculous bargain for the
£500 or so he's 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......

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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, I'm 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)

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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 cartridge

testing  the change of the sound.

 It was still the result of the short time test, but I felt  the sound was

splendid.

Lower background-noise, wide and deep sound-stage, particularly

the sonority is very natural  and clear.(original mail from Mr.T.  Japan)

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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

ABOUT ME AND MY BACKGROUND 

I AM 71 YEARS AND  LIVE  29 YEARS IN SPAIN

I AM GERMAN BROADCAST ENGINEER (RADIO+TV)

AND THIS IS MY HOBBY.

I AM ANALOG HI-FI AND VINYL ENTHUSIAST 

ALL WHAT YOU GET FROM ME IS PROFESSIONAL

TESTED AND COMES  IN PERFECT CONDITION

THEREFORE:

IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED,MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

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