01 ABOUT
Precision-engineered upgrades that unlock the full potential of the turntable you already own.
Founded by Arthur Khoubesserian
Engineer. Designer. Obsessed with vibration.
02 — THE STORY
The story of The Funk Firm begins in 1979, in a small workshop, with Arthur Khoubesserian and an unfashionable idea: that turntables could measure better AND sound better. Pink Triangle was born of that idea — and proceeded to invent half the language modern turntable design now speaks. Acrylic platters. DC motors. Energy-dissipating cabinets. Most of what the industry now treats as standard came from that workshop, decades before everyone else caught up.
By 2005, the industry had caught up, and the new-deck market was crowded. Arthur founded The Funk Firm with a sharper idea: rather than make another expensive turntable, build the upgrades that make every other turntable better. Tonearms that don't ring. Mats that don't resonate. Feet that don't shake. The Isolation Bubble. A whole engineering philosophy aimed at the deck you already own.
Forty-six years on from the first Pink Triangle, Arthur is still on the same kind of bench in the same kind of workshop, still answering his own emails, still convinced that physics beats marketing.
Funk Firm hasn't changed much. The world has.
03 — ARTHUR
Vibration is the enemy. Everything else is detail.
04 — WHAT WE BELIEVE
How we decide what to build, and what not to.
01
We follow the laws of physics, not the conventions of hi-fi. Most upgrades that 'feel right' don't measure right. Ours do both — by design, then by measurement, then by ear.
02
Better sound from the deck you already own. Most music isn't trapped in your equipment — it's hiding in the resonances and the rattle. Take them out, and the music walks out the front of the speakers.
03
Engineered to disappear into the music. The best component is the one you stop noticing — because there is nothing left to notice. No spinning logos. No marketing department. One workshop, one bench.
05 — THE FINE PRINT
The Isolation Bubble in plain English — what changes when it's in the chain, and where it's been engineered into our products.
A. KEY BENEFITS
B. APPLICATIONS
Isolation Bubble engineering is built into Houdini, the FX tonearm series, Achromat, APM and the Bo!ng feet — and into the upgrade kits that bring all four to the deck you already own.
06 — A NOTE
Dear listener,
If you've read this far, you're probably the kind of person who notices what's missing in their music. We make the parts that put it back.
Whichever path you take next is fine. Browse the upgrades and pick the one that bothers you most. Or just write back — we're a small workshop, and someone reads every email. Usually me.
Arthur Khoubesserian
