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Tonearms
Engineer mid-century tonearm geometry with modern materials — ceramic armtubes built outside Vienna.
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about korf audio
Korf Audio is an Austrian analog specialist run by engineer Alexey Korf, based in Klosterneuburg just outside Vienna. The company's premise is to take the tonearm and headshell engineering that peaked in the mid-20th century and rebuild it with modern materials and manufacturing tolerances, rather than chase novelty — the result is a tightly focused catalog aimed at vinyl listeners who treat the arm as the critical link. The line centers on the TA-SF9R tonearm, which earned a Stereophile review in the Spin Doctor column and a spot in Recommended Components, alongside the newer TA-AF series of ceramic-armtube tonearms (the 9-inch TA-AF9 and 10-inch TA-AF10) shown at the Munich and now Vienna High End shows. The HS-A02 ceramic headshell, covered by Positive Feedback, is the piece that first put the brand on reviewers' radar. Korf competes in the boutique-tonearm conversation with makers like Schick, Reed, Glanz, and the reissue Ortofon and SME arms — buyers cross-shop on bearing design, effective mass, and headshell rigidity rather than brand heritage. The US presence is a direct-plus-dealer hybrid backed by a US service center, with named dealers including Sonare Coeli (WI), Analog Emporium / GEM Dandy, Galibier Design (CO), Audio Advancement (NJ), John Fort Audio Video (TX), and Vinylog (GA). Products are designed and built in Austria.