The Satisfy Kardan combines precision bearing technology with exceptional versatility and has been one of the most successful tonearms in the clearaudio portfolio for many years. Its gimbal-bearing design employs high-quality sapphire bearings in both the horizontal and vertical planes, ensuring extremely precise, low-friction cartridge guidance. A polished tungsten axle, durable ceramic bearings, and magnetic anti-skating adjustment contribute to outstanding tracking performance and stable music reproduction.
Thanks to its continuous direct wiring and broad compatibility with a wide range of turntables and cartridges, the Satisfy Kardan delivers sonic performance at the highest level.
Precision in balance.
Satisfy Kardan
The Satisfy Kardan is mounted on two axes and uses high-quality sapphire bearings from the German watch industry both horizontally and vertically. The tonearm combines precise bearing technology with high flexibility and can be combined with a particularly wide range of turntables and cartridges.
Weight Aluminium silver, black, Signature: approx. 490 g (incl. counterweight)
Weight Carbon: approx. 480 g (incl. counterweight)
Material/Colour Aluminium (black/silver), stainless steel, tonearm tube made of aluminium (black/silver) or carbon (silver)
High-quality bearing technology
The vertical bearing with polished tungsten shaft is embedded in precisely balanced sapphire bearings. The horizontal bearings are made of particularly durable ceramic.
Magnetic precision: easily accessible adjustment screw for anti-skating.
Precisely adjustable
The Azimuth can be adjusted via the pre-mounted aluminium Headshell. The anti-skating is magnetically adjusted and fixed via an easily accessible set screw.
View of the precision bearing: The gimbal suspension of the clearaudio Satisfy Kardan with lateral, magnetic anti-skating adjustment.
Continuous direct wiring
The audio signal is routed without physical interruption directly from the cartridge through the entire tonearm to the phono preamplifier. This elaborate direct wiring is one of the special technical features of the Satisfy Kardan and is absolutely exceptional in this price range.
Aluminium or carbon.
The Satisfy Kardan is available in silver or black aluminium as well as in carbon. All variants combine high stability with resonance-optimised material properties. The range is complemented by the Satisfy Kardan Signature, which is available in an elegant, completely black finish.
