Buy today!
Buy today!
  • You will instantly hear the difference: CB-A01 essentially eliminates the headshell resonance
  • Affordable super quick worldwide delivery
  • Fits all the tonearms that use the standard 1/2" (12.5mm) cartridge mounting system
  • Weighs 1.8 gram. Click here for more specifications
  • 1 year warranty: free replacement if defective, nothing to send back

What's included—CB-A01 Cartridge Spacer made from alumina ceramic—Credit card style packaging sleeve
Slight discolorations and minor shape irregularities are possible. This is the nature of the ceramic material, not a defect.
To get your spacer to you quicker, we ship with a courier service every Wednesday.

What happens after you buy?

You will get an email confirmation with all your order details. Didn't get it? Check your spam folder. If it's not there, write us at info@korfadio.com
We ship your order from Klosterneuburg, Austria every Wednesday with a courier service. That's a lot faster than the regular post. You will get a tracking link on the same day.
The time in transit is typically 3-4 days. Unless you are very far from Europe, for example in Australia. Then it can take up to a week.
You enjoy your amazing new Korf cartridge spacer!

Our Customers Say—

  • The ceramic spacer further improved clarity and separation as well as more natural sounding timber. I found the Korf Spacer was easy to install and the turntable was back up and running pretty quick.

    Now the more complex passages in in music is easier to follow and I hear more detail with less listening fatigue.
    Considering the small purchase price and the noticable improvement to the sound quality I highly recommend it!
    Sunil
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Today we did a quick comparison with and without your spacer. The difference is obvious, not only in terms of the bass, but also the influence on the treble.

    The AT-750SH can really pack a punch, especially in the treble. With the spacer, the 750 gets just the right twist, making it more relaxed. I wouldn't have expected that.

    I like the overall presentation so much better. That was the right decision.
    Florian
    Nürnberg, Germany

Why is the Korf Spacer Better?

Made From Alumina Ceramic
Our experience with ceramics enabled us to bring you this spacer a at an affordable price:

  • Single seamless piece of alumina ceramics
  • Light and incredibly strong: as rigid as steel at less than half the weight
  • Spacers made out of carbon, metal etc also work—but do not offer an improvement of a ceramic one
  • Similar to 1980s Audio Technica AT633, but much better performing due to modern materials
Measurable Improvement
Some spacer sellers make fabulous claims, but have only flowery prose to back them up.

We measured the tonearm's resonances with our spacer and without it. The results are clear as day: CB-A01 essentially eliminates the headshell resonance. You will instantly hear the difference:

  • Less sibilance
  • More "air"
  • Better feeling of space
  • Better stereo separation and depth
  • More focused bass
Easy to Install
  • Simply slides between the cartridge and the tonearm's headshell
  • Easily installed and removed—no glue or other permanent connection
  • Fits all cartridges and tonearms with a standard 1/2" (12.5mm) mount

CB-A01 comes carefully packed in a special protective sleeve. Take care when removing the spacer from the packaging, it is quite fragile.
Read the Story Behind the Spacer
Do Cartridge Spacers Work?
We have received many questions about the role and effectiveness of cartridge spacers — small flat parts that go between the headshell and the cartridge. This is an excellent opportunity to finally break the shrink wrap on my Audio Technica AT633 ceramic cartridge base
CB-A01 Ceramic Cartridge Spacer/Base
You might remember that we asked a question back in October — is a ceramic cartridge spacer/base something that might interest you? The answer was an overwhelming "yes", and here it is! I am glad that you, my dear readers, pushed me to build this ceramic spacer.
CB-A01 Specifications
Fits all the tonearms that use the standard 1/2" (12.5mm) cartridge mounting system. If you are worried about the spacer's mass and its impact on tracking, please use our Tonearm/Cartridge Matching Calculator. Most arm/cartridge combinations work fine with CB-A01.

  • Single seamless casting, material: Alumina Ceramic
  • 1.5 mm thin
  • Weight 1.8 gram
  • Treat like thin glass!

Note: there are some cartridges that need very light or highly resonant headshells to sound good. Such pickup cartridges would not benefit from using a ceramic spacer.

Terms and Conditions

  • Shipping
    We will ship your purchase worldwide from Klosterneuburg, Austria. Shipping and handling is at cost.

    If you are outside the EU, we cannot promise that you will or will not have to pay your country's import taxes and duties.
  • Returns
    If you aren't satisfied with your purchase for any reason whatsoever we will gladly take it back within 40 days from the date of delivery.

    There is no charge for restocking If you return all items in the original packaging. If you are in the EU we will cover the return shipment costs.
  • 1 Year Warranty
    We will replace anything you bought from us free of charge if it fails due to manufacturing defects within 1 year from the date of delivery.
  • Safe and Secure
    We will keep your data as secure as we can and will not do anything with it without first getting a permission from you. If you don't want us to store your data any more (for example, your email address), just let us know and we will delete it straight away.

    We would never sell your details to any marketer. Period, no exceptions.
  • Quality Engineering
    We only offer things that we have designed ourselves, and that are manufactured to our specifications under our control.

    We do not re-badge someone else's products to sell them as our own.
  • Real People, Real Opinion
    All product endorsements you see on our site and in our advertising are from real people who enjoy their Korf Audio products.

    Korf Audio would not exist without free exchange of sincere opinion on the internet. We do not post any promotional content pretending to be a personal opinion on any public forum.


Photos: Ákos Burg, www.akosburg.com, Korf Audio