"Hi-End, Not High Priced"

This 'super arm' has been discontinued by Opera-Consonance. New model will be coming up soon to replace this one. 

The ST-600 is Opera's flagship tonearm. Again a beautiful and functional design that comes with all the features of a true audiophile grade tonearm at a price that rivals tonearms at multitudes of the price. The quality is appearant at every stage, the concept is designed to last forever, everywhere you look is another excellent feature. The sound quality of the ST-600 will make you wonder why other's spend so much more. The build quality is the finest watch grade.

Features of ST-600 Tonearm :

• Oil damping unipivot
• Stainless Steel Arm Base, watch grade precision ( ± 0.1mm ) and finish.
• Carbon Fiber Arm Tube, capable to absorb the viberation come from countweight
• Vertical height (Zenith/VTA) , azimuth and anti-skate adjustable.
• Terminations: stainless steel head shell clips, watch grade precision ( ± 0.1mm ) and finish, 24k Teflon Din
• Complete grounding of entire tonearm for the lowest possible noise
• Effective length 10.5 or 12", selectable

Technical Data

• Pivot system : Oil damping unipivot dynamic balance system
• Effective length (pivot to stylus) : 266mm/300 mm (10.5”/12”)
• Overhang : 16mm
• Offset : 20 degree
• Recommend cartridge weight : 4-16g
• Total weight( without counter weight) : 1130g
• Main counter weight : 50gx2
• Incidental counter weight : 50g (counter weight balance carrier)
• Anti-skating weight : 2g
• Arm base and headshell : Stainless steel
• Arm tube : Carbon fiber

Listing price is for tonearm only.

Reviews: 

By Geoff Husband, tnt-audio.com: http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/opera_st600_e.html

By Roy Gregory, Hi-Fi+ (UK): http://www.opera-consonance.com/review%20pic/ST600_08-1.pdf

More info in Brochure and Manual attachments below. 

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