The Rauna Cantus

The Cantus is a Passive linear tracking tonearm, designed to make playback sound closer to what we heard on our mastertapes. We needed to avoid the pendulum resonance that is present on most tonearms existing on the market, including most other parallel tracking tonearms.

Design set-up differs slightly, but is somewhat simpler from what is common.

There is four basics parameters that have to be meet to ensure optimum performace.

• Ensure the stylus tip follows the radial line though the centre of the turntable spindle

• The stylus has the correct Verticle Tracking Angle (VTA), that is the angle between the stylus and the record in the direction of the groove.

• The stylus is verticle in the radial direction. (Azimuth)

• The pressure between the stylus and the record is correct (Tracking Force)