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Drive
- Positioning: An entry-level series designed for affordability and compact setups.
- Description: Uses simple yet effective digital amplification that provides clean sound in small spaces. Compared to the Point, Sting, Neo, and Ava series, it lacks some advanced processing and connectivity, making it ideal for users on a tighter budget or with basic functionality needs.
Point
- Positioning: A slightly upgraded series tuned for enhanced performance and ease of use in everyday environments.
- Description: Integrates improved digital processing and connectivity features that better serve small to medium rooms. Shows noticeable improvements over the Drive series in build quality and functionality, while still being less complex than the Sting, Neo, or Ava lines.
Sting
- Positioning: A mid-level series offering a balanced blend of performance and practicality for moderate setups.
- Description: Steps up with refined audio circuits and additional control options that enhance clarity and precision. Builds on the simpler designs of the Drive and Point series by offering more refined technology, though it remains more accessible than the advanced features found in the Neo and Ava series.
Neo
- Positioning: A higher-tier series that aims at delivering more detailed sound and better control for larger, more demanding environments.
- Description: Employs upgraded components and innovative digital control features to achieve richer sound and expanded functionality. When compared to Sting, Drive, and Point, it offers a marked improvement in sonic detail and flexibility, though it slightly steps back from the ultra-premium features available in the Ava series.
Ava
- Positioning: A flagship series targeting high-end users seeking top-quality performance and comprehensive functionality.
- Description: Incorporates state-of-the-art circuitry and extensive connectivity options, delivering superior fidelity and detailed control. Its advanced technology sets it apart from the Drive, Point, Sting, and even Neo series.
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
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About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
Korf Audio is known for (1) use of zero-friction, zero stiction, zero play aerospace-grade flexure bearings for tonearm's horizontal axis and (2) for our focus on tonearm's rigidity, providing a stable platform for the pickup cartridge through the whole frequency range. Korf Audio uses advanced materials such as monocrystalline sapphire, alumina oxide ceramic and aerospace-grade stainless steel to achieve this goal.
What's your approach to customer support?
We provide 3 months' free email/call/video call support for all customers. In addition to that, all our customers, including our direct customers, can count on assistance from our dealers. For smaller items, the customers can expect immediate replacement once the problem is confirmed. For the tonearms, we either provide a replacement or service the customer's existing tonearm in our service center. Currently, Korf Audio operates service centers in the EU and US.
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
- Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky, Firebird, CBS, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, 1967. This recording shows Korf tonearm's superlative dynamic abilities, fine resolution, tonal correctness, ability to project large, deep and palpable stereo image
- Jojo, from Boz Scaggs' "Middle Man", Columbia, 1980. This track highlights the whole playback systems' ability to maintain propulsive pace set by Jeff Porcaro. It is also a good test for midrange "substance" and "flesh"
- Papillons, Robert Schumann, from "Richter in Italy" live album, EMI, 1963. No test is ever complete without solo piano material. Attacks and delicate sustains, tone, timing. Plus, this recording beautifully reproduces the ambiance of the recording venue.
What other products pair best with yours?
Korf tonearms pair well with most competently designed turntables and cartridges. Our unique zero-friction bearing enables Korf tonearms to work with the widest possible range of cartridges, from ultra high compliance Shure V15VMR to Koetsu and SPU low compliance cartridges. We use TechDAS turntables in the development process, and they are a fantastic match.
