DFA Dr. Feickert Analogue based in March-Bucheim in Baden-Württemberg (Breisgau region) is one of the most prestigious German drive manufactories. Founded in 2005 by Dr. Christian Feickert, the company today is something like an instance around the accurate playback of vinyl records. Accessory products such as the 'Protractor' template for the correct mounting of tonearms and pickups or the software-based adjustment tool 'Adjust +' are in-house developments that are indispensable in any 'vinyl household'. hifi12a is authorized dealer of DFA Dr. Feickert Analogue.
With the GrooveMaster II, Audio-Creative from the Dutch town of Raalte has launched a tonearm that has found numerous fans, particularly among lovers of devices from the 'great time' of turntables. But owners of current drives also enjoy the fine mechanical quality of these precise analog tools.
The Japanese company IT Industry has been developing and producing predominantly analog products since 1974: tonearms, pickups, cables, phono amplifiers and accessories - mainly as an OEM supplier. Own tonearms have also been offered for a number of years. Initially under the brand name ABIS, from 2017 as SORANE. Since then, the tonearms are also represented successfully worldwide.
The history of Thorens begins in Sainte-Croix in the Swiss Jura in 1883, when Hermann Thorens had the company entered in the commercial register. The purpose of the company is the manufacture of music boxes and musical works. In 1957 the era of turntables began, which brought the Thorens brand to world fame. In the 1990s, the company, like other record player producers, suffered tremendously from the pressure of the CD. Heinz Rohrer, a Swiss businessman, acquires the trademark rights and becomes Thorens owner. In April 2018, Rohrer sold the company to the former ELAC managing director Gunter Kürten due to a lack of succession planning. On May 1, 2018, the newly founded Thorens GmbH in Bergisch Gladbach commences business operations. hifi12a is authorized Thorens dealer.