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AN Kondo IO-m cartridge - Tonearms to cons

Does anyone have experience with tonearms for the IO-m (details below)? Thoughts appreciated, turntable is TW Raven AC and should support most arms. Don't really have any other issues, simply what really works with the arm.

Type: Silver Moving Coil (MC)
Output Voltage: 0.12mV (1KHz, 5cm per second)
Source Impedance: 1 Ohm
Tracking Force: 2.0 ± 0.2 g
Compliance: 6.0 × 10-6 cm/Dyne
Channel balance: within 1dB at 1KHz
Channel separation greater than 25dB at 1KHz
Weight 11 grams

Many thanks
hatari

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rauliruegas
13,129 posts
 
Dear Hatari: here you have good alternatives:

http://www.audionote.co.uk/products/analogue/arm_an-1s_01.shtml

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1251772631&/Dynavector-Dv-507mkii-best-9-in-the-world

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1253376254&/Ikeda-It-407-12

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1252396573&/Micro-Seiki-max-282--original

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
rauliruegas
13,129 posts
 
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1253376254&/Ikeda-It-407-12

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1251772631&/Dynavector-Dv-507mkii-best-9-in-the-world

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1254136405&/REGA-RB900

Raul.
rauliruegas
13,129 posts
 
Dear nandric: Certainly the Japanese are not deaf but their audio priorities can/could be a little different. Overall when a cartridge has a top quality performance it does not matters who speaks on it because always will be rated high, the differences on our each one audio priorities can't mean that a good cartridge for one of us can be a totally wrong for other person ( everything the same. ).

Btw, on that PT compliance: 8.0 ×10-6 cm / dyne ( 100 Hz ).

Hatari, if I was you I will try the Audio Note tonearm with your AN cartridge, this tonearm is something to " hear " it.

Normaly the AN cartridge is a " friendly " one about tonearms in the mid-high effective mass range, so maybe the choice is more about your own preferences and tonearm support/warranty by the manufacturer/dealer.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
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