ta-5000 neo
quick profile
High-precision hybrid ball bearings made of ceramic and stainless steel, 3 layers of carbon, connected via special damping elements with 2 tonearm tubes lying one inside the other, an internal cabling made of high-purity silver and our typical benchmark manufacturing quality culminate in an innovative tonearm that is always up against the best of its guild.
prices
Add TA-5000 Neo Tonearm
(12″)
$8,995.00 USD
Add TA-5000 Neo Tonearm
(9″)
$7,895.00 USD
features
- Tonearm with triple-layer carbon armtube
- Low resonance, rigid tube design
- Available as 9″ and 12″ version
- Optimal tracking results due to pre-tensioned high-precision hybrid ball bearings by SKF
- Better rigidity and smooth operation due to stainless steel tonearm axis design
- Internal high-purity silver wiring (4N)
- Supplied with external Audioquest 5-pin phono cable (RCA)
- Counterweight made of brass
- Adjustable VTA & azimuth
- SME-type mounting versions
technical data
| Available sizes | 9″, 12″ |
|---|---|
| Length | 289 mm (9″ version), 362 mm (12″ version) |
| Effective length | 239.3 mm (9″ version), 309 mm (12″ version) |
| Mounting distance (from pivot to center of platter) | 222 mm (9″ version), 295.8 mm (12″ version) |
| Total weight | 573 g (9″ version), 687 g (12″ version) |
| Effective mass | 12.4 g (9″ version), 14.4 g (12″ version) |
| Overhang | 17.3 mm (9″ version), 13.2 mm (12″ version) |
| Cartridge balance range | 6 to 16 g |
| Mounting | SME style |
| Armtube | Triple-layer carbon |
| Signal cable material | High-purity silver wiring (4N) |
| Phono cable | Atlas Equator phono cable Tonearm Cable Upgrades |
| Connectors | 5-pin to RCA/ground connector |
