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Turntable & Tonearm Manufacturers​

  • Analog Manufaktur Germany (AMG) Turntables - A German manufacturer of high-end turntables and tonearms.  The company was founded in 2011 by Werner Röschlau.
  • Acoustic Signature - A German manufacturer of high-end turntables, tonearms, Moving Coil (MC) Cartridges, Phono Preamps and record weights and clamps. Acoustic Signa­ture was foun­ded in 1996 by designer Gunther Frohn­hoefer and his wife Jacqueline.
  • Artisan Fidelity - 
  • Bergmann Audio - A Danish company established in 2008, by Johnnie Bergmann. They specialize in air-bearing turntables and tonearms.
  • Burmester Audio - A German high-end audiophile company that manufactures a full line of products for home audio use. This is the link to their Turntables.
  • ​Clearaudio Electronics - A German family-owned company that was founded in 1978 by Robert Suchy.  Clearaudio has become a byword for analogue precision in vinyl reproduction. They manufacture high-end Turntables, Tonearms, Moving Coil (MC) Cartridges, Record Cleaning Machines, Phono Preamps, a line of recordings on vinyl and CD, as well as a line of accessories.
  • DaVinci Audio - Swiss manufacturer of turntables, tone arms & cartridge for connoisseurs world wide. Exquisite systems for vinyl collectors.
  • Denon (Turntables and MC cartridges) - In 1910, Frederick Whitney Horn founded Japan's first-ever audio company, Nippon Chikuonki Shoukai.  In 1939 the merger with several other companies created Denon. 
  • Dr. Feikert Analogue - The company was founded in 2002 by Dr. Christian Feickert, a music lover and choir singer with a PhD in Physics/Chemistry. The brand is currently available in over 30 countries. The Dr. Feickert Analogue brand is being distributed by MoFi Distribution.
  • Kronos - A Canadian manufacturer of high-end audiophile turntables and tonearms.
  • Kuzma - A high-end audiophile manufacturer of turntables, tonearms and cartridges that is located in Slovenia.
  • MoFi Electronics (Turntables & Tonearms) - ​
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  • Oracle Audio - A Canadian company established in 1979 that manufactures high-end audiophile turntables, tonearms, phono preamps, CD players, phono cartridges and a line of analogue turntable accessories.
  • Nagra - A Swiss company located in the Lake Geneva area founded in 1951. Their Reference Line includes the Nagra Reference Anniversary Turntable and the Nagra Reference MC cartridge.
  • Pro-ject Audio Systems Turntables - A manufacturer of all components necessary for a home HiFi system.  They are primarily known for their turntables, especially their lower priced entry-level models.
  • Rega Research - A British manufacturer of audiophile components including turntables, tonearms, cartridges.  Rega is widely known for their turntables – most notably the iconic Rega Planar 3, cartridges and tonearms. 
  • SOTA Turntables - SOTA Turntables was founded in 1979 manufacturing audiophile grade turntables in Oakland, CA.  In 2018 the company became Sota Sound Inventions and moved to Delavan, Wisconsin.  The company now also manufactures the Pyxi Phonostage.
  • TechDas A Japanese audio manufacturer of high end turntables operating since 2012.  They also manufacture analogue accessories including 2 Moving Coil (MC) Cartridges, Headshells, Turntable Stabilizers (weights), an upgrade of the Graham Phantom Elite Tonearm with a Titanium Tonearm Wand, an equipment rack and equipment isolation feet.
  • Technics - 
  • Thorens - Originally a Swiss company, they moved to Germany in 2018.  They manufacture Turntables, Tonearms, Cartridges and Phono Stages.  They are primarily known for their Turntables.  The the belt-driven and sub-chassis suspended Thorens TD 150 was presented in 1965, and its principle is also found in the Linn Sondek LP12. ​
  • TW-Acustic - An award-winning German company dedicated to high-end analogue vinyl playback. They manufacture very High-end Turntables, a Tonearm, and a Tube-based Phono Preamp.​
  • Vertere Acoustics - A British manufacturer of Turntables, Tonearms, Phono Cartridges (MC & MM), Motor Drives, Phono Preamps, Cables, a full line of Record Player Accessories, as well as their own Record Label.
  • VPI Turntables - VPI Industries manufactures audiophile grade Turntables, a Tonearm, 1 Moving Magnet Cartridge (MM), 3 Moving Coil Cartridges (MC) and record cleaning machines.  The company was founded in 1978 by Harry and Sheila Weisfeld in Cliffwood, New Jersey.
  • Well Tempered Lab - A company dedicated to the analogue vinyl record, this company manufactures high-end audiophile Turntables, Tonearms, a Moving Magnet Phono Cartridge, a Moving Coil Phono Cartridge and 3 different Phono Preamps.
  • Yamaha Turntables - 


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