Sorane tonearms are crafted in Japan using the old ways – carefully hand built and meticulously tuned one at a time for optimal performance.
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Katsuaki Ishiyama |
Katsuaki Ishiyama first began designing tonearms in 1974. Through the ensuing years he has earned to reputation as one of the best at his craft anywhere in the world. His company began building today’s Sorane tonearms in 2013.
Mr. Ishiyama and the employees at his company, IT Industry, carefully crafts the parts for the Sorane tonearms by hand. Even the basic parts that are CNC milled are carefully filed, ground, honed, and fitted by hand after the CNC milling operation. Every part has to fit exactly and every tonearm has to be carefully hand adjusted and tuned by Japanese craftsmen with many years of experience before that are judged good enough to reach the hands of customers.
This manufacturing process differs from that of nearly every other tonearm available today. While some are built by hand, few are rigorously hand fitted, adjusted, and tuned. Perhaps this is why Sorane was chosen as the brand name. In Japanese, Sorane means ‘space sound’. Owners of Sorane tonearms have been known to describe the sound as heavenly.
The result of all of this effort is clean and precise sound at a reasonable price.
Sorane tonearms work well with a wide range of phono cartridges, but work best with those with a compliance of 20 µm/mN or less. They are particularly well suited for use with SPU pickup heads and with phono cartridges with compliances of 10 to 16 µm/mN. And they are a great complement to the GEM Dandy turntables.
Please note that with SPU pickup heads and some phono cartridges that a headshell other than the one supplied with the tonearm and perhaps a different counterweight other that the standard supplied one may be necessary.
We offer the Sorane tonearms as an option on the excellent GEM Dandy turntables that we sell. Both the TA-1 and TA-1L are excellent choices depending upon the phono cartridge that you intend to use. Please call or email us to discuss your particular situation.
Sorane tonearms can also be mounted to most existing turntables.
Osage Audio Products is pleased to offer Sorane tonearms. They offer excellent performance and reliability at a reasonable price. If you have questions about Sorane tonearms, please call us at 573-696-3551 or email us at your convenience. We are open late and weekends.
Sorane tonearms are available for purchase by telephone, by email, or in our showrooms. They are not available for purchase in our Online Store.
Specifications
Total Length: 288mm
Spindle to Pivot Distance: 216mm
Effective Length: 232mm (9.134 inches)
Overhang: 16mm
Offset Angle: 22 degrees
Supplied Headshell Weight: 17 grams
Phono Cartridge Weight Range: 6 to 32 grams (may require alternate headshell)
Retail Price: $1700.00
Specifications
Total Length: 380mm
Spindle to Pivot Distance: 310mm
Effective Length: 322mm (12.678 inches)
Overhang: 12mm
Offset Angle: 16.5 degrees
Supplied Headshell Weight: 17 grams
Phono Cartridge Weight Range: 6 to 32 grams (may require alternate headshell)
Retail Price: $1900.00
Crafted of thick aluminum and exuding quality throughout, the Sorane headshell weights 17 grams and is a perfect choice for any tonearm with a removable headshell, and particularly so when a low compliance cartridge is being used.
Because of its mass this headshell is excellent at controlling resonances as well. It is sold complete with high quality copper headshell leads.
This is the headshell that is packaged with the Sorane TA-1 and TA-1L tonearms.
Retail Price: $80.00
Specifications
Total Length: 412mm
Spindle to Pivot Distance: 310mm
Effective Length: 322mm
Overhang: 12mm
Offset Angle: 16.5 degrees
Linear Offset: 91.453mm
Recommended Alignment Null Points: 60.325mm, 146.05mm
Phono Cartridge Weight Range: 8 to 40 grams
Available in silver (ZA-12S) or black (ZA-12B).
Retail Price: Silver - $2500.00
Black - $2675.00
Osage Audio Products is pleased to offer Sorane tonearms. They offer excellent performance and reliability at a reasonable price. If you have questions about Sorane tonearms, please call us at 573-696-3551 or email us at your convenience. We are open late and weekends.
Sorane tonearms are available for purchase by telephone, by email, or in our showrooms. They are not available for purchase in our Online Store. |
