The World's First
Sapphire Audio Accessories

ORSONIC

Analog x state-of-the-art technology
Crystal Sound x Faithful Reproduction

ORSONIC Audio Accessories

As is commonly known, the sounds we hear when we play an analog record are the sounds picked up by the stylus as it passes over the grooves embedded in the vinyl record. However, those are not the only vibrations that the stylus can pick up. Vibrations emitted from the speakers travel through the air and floor, and reach the stylus through the record player itself. This creates noise, and other unwanted effects. We know the struggles you many go through to eliminate this noise, choosing only the highest quality equipment and techniques to remove it, while also trying not to negatively affect the music itself.
Carefully selecting the record player, amps, and speakers, and tuning them perfectly, one by one, is hard work, but being able to hear and feel the sound improvements is one of the pleasures of playing analog records.

Since its founding in 1939, Orbray has been a global leader in precision processing of industrial jewels such as diamond, and has provided products in a wide range of fields, from key parts for audio-visual products to industrial goods.
We have been manufacturing record styli since 1949. To this day, we continue to meet the needs and expectations of audiophiles around the world, fulfilling orders, for sapphire and diamond styli.
In order to meet the high expectations of long-time ORSONIC fans, we have taken full advantage of our strength in precision processing technology for industrial jewels, and have launched a new stabilizer, cartridge spacer, and insulator.
Every step of the process, from growing the sapphire monocrystal, to grinding and polishing, is done in our own factories in Japan.

These products are not just decorative. We have very high standards for the sapphire materials we select for audio accessories. We use the highest optical lens quality monocrystals to bring out the best acoustic performance from your audio components.

We had serious record enthusiasts try out our products.

This is what they had to say.
  • The world's first sapphire audio accessories
  • Disrupting the audio industry

Characteristics of Sapphire

Sapphire belongs to the corundum family of minerals, and is the second hardest material, after diamond. With its high chemical stability, great thermal conductivity, and high Young's modulus, it is the perfect material for cutting low-frequency noise and creating a clear sound. For this reason, it is also used to make cantilevers. However, until now, it was not possible to make insulators and stabilizers out of sapphire since they required very large diameter crystal.

Physical Properties Table

Material Bulk density
ρ
g/cm3
Elastic coefficient
E
x1010dyn/
Comparable rigidity
E/ρ
x106m2/S2
Melting point
Boiling point
Thermal conductivity
k
cal/s・cm・deg
Specific heat capacity
Cp
>cal/g・deg
linear expansion coefficient
α
x10-6/deg
Sound speed
(m/sec)
Al 2.70 74 27.4 660 2480 27℃ 0.57
127 0.57
427 0.54
27℃ 0.215
127 0.227
427 0.260
100℃ 23.9
300 25.3
400 26.5
600 31.5
5.20
B 2.3 420 182.6 2300 2550 27℃ 0.07
127 0.05
427 0.02
727 0.02
27℃ 0.263
127 0.305
427 0.426
727 0.555
20    
750 8.3
13.5
Be 1.84 280 152.1 1280 2970 27℃ 0.48
127 0.38
427 0.27
727 0.21
27℃ 0.436
127 0.526
427 0.648
727 0.724
200℃ 13
300 16
700 17
15.2
Fe 7.86 200 25.4 1536 2800 27℃ 0.19
127 0.17
427 0.12
727 0.08
27℃ 0.107
127 0.117
427 0.148
727 0.247
200℃ 12.9
600 14.5
800 14.6
5.04
C
(TYPE 1)
3.52 1050 298 3500
以上
27℃ 2.15
127 1.56
27℃ 0.123
127 0.203
327 0.321
727 0.410
0 0.9
100 1.2
17.3
Al2O3 4.0 500 125 2015 3500 27℃ 0.11
127 0.08
427 0.04
727 0.03
27℃ 0.185
127 0.225
327 0.264
727 0.292
20   
800 8.0
11.2
Source: Toru Ebisawa, A Complete Work on Phono Cartridge (Iar Publishing Co., Ltd.) 2005

Original EFG sapphire

Orbray specializes in growing synthetic sapphire crystals, including large diameter sapphire items.
We use a method called edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) to grow monocrystal sapphire. Due to its high melting point, the crystal is grown at around 2000 deg C. This leads to a highly-homogeneous composition which is one of the features of the EFG method. Using nano-scale polishing and a combination of excellent materials and ultra-precision processing technologies, we have successfully created unprecedented audio accessories.

Original EFG Sapphire

Furnace for EFG Sapphire