Stogi Reference

The STOGI REF tonearm is a direct development of the original STOGI design, employing a tapered arm-tube, together with structural and material changes to further increase overall rigidity and energy transfer.

The sophisticated, tapered, internally damped, two-piece arm-tube is at the heart of the STOGI REF. Designed to be inherently low resonance, it is machined from a solid aluminium alloy rod, incorporating a long-overlap sleeve joint to provide maximum surface area and rigidity, while still allowing incredibly precise and repeatable adjustment of the critical azimuth setting, via the zero-play, lateral worm drive and hairline reference. Where many arms use a one-piece construction and eliminate azimuth adjustment, thus compromising cartridge alignment and performance, the STOGI REF arm-tube is both rigid AND precisely adjustable, making azimuth (and cartridge) optimisation easier than ever before.

The vertical bearings are housed in a massive, brass cradle that further improves energy transfer to the outer gimbal housing, which along with the arm’s other parts and termination options are drawn directly from the proven and highly-regarded STOGI design. With increased levels of rigidity and improved ease of alignment, the STOGI REF delivers a significant step up in musical performance over the original model.