Ortofon-style 12" tonearm by Karmadon

[je2a3]

I recently noticed this tonearm posted on Facebook . It's the creation of Serge Rogozyansky of Ukraine. He's known amongst idler driven turntable aficionados as a restorer as well as for his viscous damped unipivot tonearms inspired by the classic Gray Research 108.

Having been an early adopter of the Bokrand tonearm, which I acquired purely on gut-feel after more than two decades of enjoying my Ortofon RMG309, I thought I'd post this here since I have a hunch that this tonearm is well worth considering! In fact if I didn't already have enough 12" tonearms, I'd probably order one.

Other than being a Facebook contact and a happy owner/user of his Karmadon head shells for my viscous damped tonearms, I have no business affiliations with Serge.

For further inquiries, please contact Serge at his website: karmadon.net

 

[jeff1225]

Thank you for posting this. I wasn’t aware of this boutique manufacturer.

 

[je2a3]

Thank you for posting this. I wasn’t aware of this boutique manufacturer.

I discovered Serge's work a few years back in Lenco Heaven, I was about to order his Gray 108 clone when I suddenly got lucky with an original.

He occasionally posts in a couple of idler turntable-centric groups on Facebook. If you're there maybe you should search him out.

For the DIY inclined, he also offers this kit.

My wife said, if you want to try either, you have to unload your duplicate Bokrand or SME 3012. I'm tempted...