SAT CF1

The SAT CF1 series tonearm is a milestone of pickup arm engineering. It was designed from the ground up, considering all the demanding aspects of vinyl playback that the cartridge and arm are subjected to.

Swedish Audio Technolies applies the latest development tools and production methods to its most advanced arm series. Special grades of carbon fibre are chosen, specific laminates are designed, and a unique tube geometry is used—all to achieve unprecedented levels of stiffness.

“The sheer power of the CF1-09, its ability to ramp up, was vividly displayed on orchestral recordings. On a marvelous LP of Jacqueline du Pré playing Schumann’s cello concerto, it was quite overwhelming to hear the orchestra surge like an ocean at high tide. Throughout, her cello resounded with palpable power as well. Once again, the CF1-09, coupled with the Caliburn, easily delivered the musical goods. For all the reveling in the sonic whoosh that the CF1-09 offers, I am consistently most impressed by its ability to render fine details at pianissimo levels. To me, this is the acme of the absolute sound that we should be striving to duplicate. A few years ago I saw the violinist Midori at the Kennedy Center reach up into the ether as she played a high note at barely a whisper that still carried into the back of the hall. That’s the height of daring. On Dutch soprano Elly Ameling’s recordings of Schubert on the Philips label, I heard that kind of plangency and refinement delivered by Marc Gomez’s CF1-09. ” — Swedish Analog Technologies CF1-09 Tonearm by Jacob Heilbrunn

When you play your favorite track with the SAT CF1 tonearm for the first time, you know this is something beyond all expectations. A new world opens, and all recordings have a new story to tell. SAT is committed to creating true high-performance and quality vinyl playback systems based on expert know-how and an understanding of the engineering challenges that playback represents. This tonearm delivers the highest level of performance available today, using state-of-the-art development and manufacturing methods.