Schröder
CB
Introduced 2015$5,000 MSRP
The Schröder CB ("Captive Bearing") is a German-designed pivoted tonearm from Frank Schröder, using magnetically centered and pre-loaded hybrid ceramic bearings and a unique eddy-current induction damping system for lateral movement, an unusual departure from the unipivot designs Schröder is also known for. The armwand is offered in a multi-layer carbon-fiber-and-composite construction or in dense tonewoods such as Kingwood, ebony, grenadil, or cocobolo, chosen to create an impedance mismatch that helps dissipate unwanted vibration.
MSRP
$5,000
Used market · Good
$4,500
-10% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $5,000 at launch to $4,500 today.
Specifications
- Price
- Carbon fiber ~$5,000–$5,325 (9"); wood ~$5,200–$5,750 (9"); CB-L longer version ~$5,575–$6,000
- Bearing type
- Magnetically centered and pre-loaded hybrid ceramic bearings; eddy-current induction damping in the horizontal plane; friction <2 mg vertically and <3.5 mg horizontally
- Effective mass
- CB: 14 g standard plate, 19 g with heavy plate, 12.5 g with ultralight plate; CB-L: 17–23 g depending on cartridge mounting plate
- Effective length
- Standard CB: 239.3 mm (9"); long CB-L: 282 mm (11.2"/12")
- Armwand materials
- Carbon fiber/composite, or wood options including Kingwood, ebony, grenadil, cocobolo
- Other construction details
- Non-magnetic M6 mounting screw; non-magnetic stainless steel M2.5 cartridge-mounting screws; cryogenically-treated, low-loss, high-purity copper internal wiring; polymer element in the counterweight
- Tracking force anti skating
- Fine-tuning weight allows VTF adjustment in ±0.1 g steps; anti-skating compensation rated sufficient up to 3 g tracking force
- Pivot to spindle distance overhang
- 222 mm pivot-to-spindle, 14.52 mm overhang (9" version)
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