Durand Talea II Tonearm Superlative Condition, One owner

Lightly used, one owner Durand Talea II tonearm configured with factory 1.5M Discovery Plus 4 phono cabling terminated with high quality RCA ends.  Includes factory wood storage box, accessories, hand tools, hardware fasteners and miscellaneous counterweights, ect.  The arm was originally purchased new and sparingly used in an ultra high end system.  The Talea II is world renowned as one of the finest uni-pivot based tonearms ever produced, the meticulous build quality and engineering are second to none.  Serious inquires only please.  No trades.  Credit Card, PayPal, Bank Wire and Check payment accepted. 

Worldwide shipping available.  Any questions, please ask.

Sincerely,
Christopher Thornton
Artisan Fidelity
219.933.8115
www.artisanfidelity.com
[email protected]      

Specifications:

• Effective length: 263 mm (10.35”)
• Pivot-spindle
  distance: 247.37 mm (Loefgren A geometry). Because the pivot is offset
  from the VTA tower, the Talea™ can be mounted in the position of a 9”
  tonearm
• Overhang: 15.66 mm. Effective length fine adjustment is realized with a cartridge plate on which the cartridge is mounted
• Offset angle: 20.81 degrees
• Mounting
  distance (from spindle): 207.8-220.2 mm (8.3-8.7”). If you want to make
  sure that the Talea™ will fit on your turntable, you can download a
  mounting template here (click on tab “Talea™ Mounting Templates”).
• Mounting
  hole dimensions: 10-24 (metal screws) or #8 (wood screws). Mounting on
  the plinth/armboard is done with 2 bolts (for metal armboards) or 4
  screws (for wood armboards). No large central hole needs to be bored
• Weight of the whole assembly: ca. 2.3 lbs (1.04 kg)
• Cartridge mount: 1/2”
• Bearing: Unipivot, Swiss-made non-corrosive, non-magnetic stainless steel pivot in a sapphire jewel
• VTA:
  on the fly fine adjustment, with knob; each turn of the knob
  corresponds to 0.5 mm change in height, thanks to an extremely precise
  50 TPI thread (finer than micrometer thread). Maximum range: 23 mm. The
  VTA tower is fastened to the inner column with a clamp mechanism,
  ensuring maximum mating and rigidity between the parts. This system is
  vastly superior to the common set screw (and also superior to the
  three-set screw system of the 1st generation Talea).
• Azimuth: adjustable on the fly (patent-pending technology)
• Progressive and adjustable anti-skating mechanism
• Counterweights:
  130 g, 95 g, 60 g; with additional fine adjust weight to allow
  adjustment of VTF in small increments (typically +/- 0.1 g). The Talea™
  is a medium mass tonearm, and the combination of counterweights provided
  with it allows use of most cartridges currently available. The Talea™
  has been tested successfully with cartridges from 5 to 15 grams, with
  compliance from 8 to 20 µm/Mn
• Phono
  cable uninterrupted from cartridge clips to termination connectors
  (available in unbalanced and balanced configuration); see below
• Jig to set the pivot-to-spindle distance provided; no need for a ruler, the jig places the tonearm exactly in the right position
• Arc protractor included

_________________

To ensure excellent protection and durability, the main metal parts are black nickel plated.

_________________

The
Talea™ is supplied with the high quality Discovery Plus 4 phono cable
(four conductors, twin shields and locking phono plugs); length: four
feet. All Discovery cables utilize a patented reverse lay stranding
technique; this proprietary method of stranding eliminates EMI within
each conductor. The cable is made up of high purity oxygen-free copper
and PFA Teflon (the highest grade on the market) dielectric.