A Thales tonearm and gold cartridge on a spinning record, the copper rim of the platter in front

Thales

Tonearms, turntables and cartridges by Micha Huber — HiFiction AG, founded 2008, made in Turbenthal, Switzerland.

The maker

Finest analogue audio, Swiss made

A Thales Voro cartridge on white, its white lattice body on a grey base, gold pins to the left
Thales Voro

Micha Huber was trained both as a mechanical engineer and a professional musician. After his basic training in engineering, he was working five years in the field of developing finest Swiss watches. In parallel, he studied music for several semesters and acted as music teacher. With the invention of the Thales Tonearm and the foundation of HiFiction AG, his dream of combining music and mechanics, culture and precision, became reality.

All Thales products are manufactured in fine craftsmanship, combining state-of-the-art technology in development and production with traditional watchmaking. As a result of our experience, numerous international awards confirm our components to be unique works of art. All parts for Thales products are machined in Switzerland, and we are working with selected local suppliers for many years. These partners are often involved in the development phase of a product, so that the requirements for professional production processes can be considered at an early stage. The production hall is located in Turbenthal (near Zurich Airport) in an old spinning mill from 1833.

Thales

Data source: www.thales.swiss

The copper rim of a Thales turntable platter, close, a record on it

Drive

Drive and control forces in constant balance

The Thales centrifugal governor, patented in 2024, enables the drive and control forces to get in constant balance. This results in unprecedented precise timing in analogue music playback. All Thales turntables feature an internal battery power supply. They run for many hours disconnected from the mains and its high frequency interferences.

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