"I can heartily recommend this upgrade if you really want to get the best out of your vinyl. Whether you have an entry level, or especially if you own a higher end system, the improvements here are definite and substantial. No slight lifting of the veil. No slightly tighter bass. But a real and substantial improvement...dramatic dynamics but also real silence. Background is eerily quiet, letting the music come to life at last." - David


PHONOPHILE NANOMOUNT SYSTEM
Cartridge & Arm Transformation

Been lusting after that $3000 tone arm or that $2500 killer cartridge? Our tests proved, to a roomful of diehard vinylphiles, that installing our $95 Nanomount Transformation Kit made a bigger improvement than upgrading from a $200 cartridge to an $8000 one. Here's why:

The LP groove imparts energy to the stylus. The good part of that energy creates the music signal. The remaining energy vibrates the cartridge—and from there the arm —creating music-muddying resonances. The more of that vibrational energy that’s cleanly drained out of the cartridge and arm down into the turntable plinth, the better the music sounds. (That’s what good arm design is all about.) The great impediment is the flat contact area between cartridge and headshell—and the even larger flat contact area between arm base and turntable plinth. The energy reflections and distortions at these large, low-pressure contact areas restrict the performance of your beautifully designed cartridge and arm.

Fortunately, our experiments point to a straightforward solution: couple the cartridge to the arm—and the arm to the plinth—through subminiature versions of our highly effective Triplepoint brass footers. The high-pressure, point contact (not area contact) ensures clean, distortion-free transfer of energy.

Just two big problems. How do you machine Triplepoints almost too small to see? And how do you install them without a microscope? After two years of false starts and refinements, our honed Nanomount System consists of:

• Three tiny brass Nanomounts (each machined with 3 micropoints on the bottom, 1 on the top side) bonded to a ¾" diameter thin film disc you place on top of your cartridge before mounting.

• Metric or U.S. brass mounting screws to fit your cartridge, in itself a serious upgrade.

• Four ½" diameter thin film washers, each with two Nanomounts that slip between the tone arm mounting base and the turntable plinth.

After installation, you don’t even have to adjust VTA. Just flip on your favorite LP and discover gorgeous details, crushing bass, crystal clear highs, razor sharp image focus, and dynamic swings you never suspected were in those grooves. To date, the most dramatic turntable upgrade I've designed. 30-day money back.

PHONOPHILE NANOMOUNT SYSTEM: $95+Shipping


To order, please call 1-888-236-2753. The Nanomount system can not be purchased through our internet store. Please provide the following info when ordering: cartridge type; metric or U.S. mounting screws; overall length of mounting screws; slotted or round holes in the headshell.