TA01X Gold Reference tonearm

• Noble matte real gold plating
• Tonearm without tracking error angle
• Finest materials, elegant design
• Der State-of-the-Art im Tonarmbau
• Various connection options available
• For turntables with 9" and 10" armboards
• Illustration shows example equipment

The Thiele TA01X Gold Zero Tracking Error tonearm: The linearization of the circular path

Tonearms are often criminally neglected. Too often, manufacturers and, unfortunately, retailers focus on promoting the turntable and cartridge as the most important components. Sure, both have to perform at their best. But what good is all that if the arm doesn't guide the cartridge tightly—if resonances and friction occur in bearings or guide rails—and if the cartridge's needle doesn't always track at exactly the right angle in the groove?

Helmut Thiele, the pioneer of German analog audio development, has the answer to all questions that can arise regarding tonearms: The Thiele TA01 is not only elegant and sophisticated, it also solves the problems of conventional rotary tonearms without the new problems of tangential tonearms. The inventor's genius makes analog music enjoyment absolutely perfect with unique innovation and the highest quality materials: The Thiele TA01 is a truly unique piece of engineering, the mere sight and operation of which releases endorphins. Finely satin-finished metal and fine woods – a beautiful rotary tonearm with no tracking error, no ball bearings in the headshell, and a single tonearm tube. Such a well-thought-out and perfectly implemented innovation is rare.

The technology

The Thiele TA01X Gold combines the precise and rigid guidance of a rotary tonearm with the advantages of a tangential tonearm—without the flaws of both. Its kinematics are ingeniously solved, with a parallelogram consisting of four relatively widely spaced pivot points as the central guide element, controlling a single—naturally damped—9-inch tonearm tube. A tracking error of a maximum of 0.036 degrees? No normal rotary tonearm can achieve that.

The tonearm tube is double-walled and filled with a two-component gel. The tube's extreme rigidity and high internal damping result in unique spatial resolution, extreme detail, and perfect tonality without any distortion, "jitter," or artificial sound. So, when you're not admiring the materials, finish, and craftsmanship of the TA01, you'll experience a distortion-free sonic purity that will astonish you.

Ideal versatile

The silver Thiele TA01 comes standard with the reference Thiele TT01 turntable . Alternatively, the TA01X Gold can be ordered. Of course, the TA01X Gold also fits any turntable designed for 9- or 10-inch tonearms. The included solid aluminum mounting aid allows for precise tonearm placement.

Accesories

• Mounting aid made of aluminum
• Pickup adjustment aid
• Allen key
• screwdriver
• bearing ball
• screw set

Technology for good sound

• Combination of rotary tonearm and tangential tonearm
• Double-walled carbon fiber tonearm tube, damped with gel
• Headshell ebony (damped)
• Counterweight ebony (damped)
• VTA continuously adjustable, possible during playback
• Azimuth adjustable
• Working height of the tonearm lift continuously adjustable
• Tonearm can be locked in the home position
• Connection terminal optionally:
  TM01: RCA/Cinch sockets and 5-pin tonearm standard socket
  TM02: 3-pin XLR sockets

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