Durand Tonearms
Talea
Introduced 2010$9,500 MSRP
The Talea is a unipivot tonearm from Durand Tonearms, a small Canadian workshop known for hand-built, wood-armwand tonearms sold direct and through a limited dealer network; it won Tone Publications' Publisher's Choice Award in 2012 and remains a fixture on enthusiast short-lists for affordable-boutique unipivot arms (Tone Publications review). Its offset pivot point lets the 10.3-inch arm fit mounting cutouts designed for standard 9-inch arms, and it is available with either a fixed tonearm cable or a breakout box for standard 5-pin cables (Tone Publications review).
MSRP
$9,500
Used market · Good
$11,900
+25% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $9,500 at launch to $11,900 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $9,500
- Setup time
- Approximately 45 minutes
- Adjustments
- VTA and azimuth adjustable on the fly
- Manufacturer
- Durand Tonearms, small-batch/hand-built Canadian tonearm maker
- Tonearm type
- Unipivot design
- Cable options
- Fixed tonearm cable, or breakout box for standard 5-pin cables
- Arm tube material
- Wood ("wooden armwand")
- Award recognition
- Tone Publications Publishers Choice Award, 2012
- Effective arm length
- 10.3 inches (offset pivot allows use where a 9-inch arm fits)
- Included accessories
- Mounting template and protractor
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