Vienna, 8 May 2019

Having extended its range of turntables from entry-level to high-end and wowed the audio community with the performance of the Jo No.5 moving-coil cartridge, E.A.T. again turns its attention to tonearms. Striving for the ultimate in analogue music reproduction, the all-new F-Note Tonearm has been developed to accommodate the finest cartridges available today.

E.A.T. founder and CEO Jozefina Lichtenegger says: "We wanted to design a tonearm which is capable carrying the 'best of the best' cartridges. Our research shows that these are typically low-compliance designs, especially the most highly-prized of moving coil cartridges."

"These generally require high-mass tonearms to obtain the correct resonant frequency. Most of these tonearms have a medium-friction horizontal bearing to stabilise the mass – but both technologies tend to slow the sound and are not optimally 'open'. A unipivot solution would incur less friction, but these arm types are relatively awkward to set up and to operate."

E.A.T.'s solution was to use a Kardanic construction with four ultra-low-friction pinpoint bearings. For the ultimate version of the F-Note, the pinpoints will rest on a super-hard diamond mirror. From the outset, the designers addressed "ultra-easy" VTA, VTF and azimuth alignment, crucial for the exact adjustment of any cartridge, however demanding its requirements, and to accomplish this without the use of extra tools.

Lichtenegger continues: "The F-Note's set-up is fast and easy, and we have enhanced its uncompromised adjustability with an innovative new feature: the tonearm achieves set-up perfection thanks to the fitting of a laser diode, which indicates the most accurate setting of each of the adjustments. Lastly, we have isolated the tonearm from any vibrations borne by the turntable itself by devising a massive tonearm base."

Available in 2019, the E.A.T. F-Note tonearm will deliver peerless sonic performance, enhanced by elegant styling, while providing tactile pleasure and pride of ownership like no other tonearm can.