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Best tonearm for London Reference Cartridge

Hi,
i have a Decca London Reference Cartridge (LRC), actually mounted in an older Mission Mechanic tonearm and would like to ask you with which tonearm one can get the most out of this wonderful cartridge.
The player is a Kuzma Stabi Reference and a Thorens TD 124, other arms i use are Sumiko MDC 800, Shindo Meursault and old Decca for ffss cartridges, but in these i haven´t tried it yet, but all these tonearm run with other cartridges so fantastic, that i don´t want to change them.
Some people recommend the long VPI 12.5, 12.6 or 12.7 tonearms. Have you some other suggestions?
Thanks very much!
breezer

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thuchan
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Agree with Syntax. In the FR-66s the London Reference provides fantastic mid-ranges. This cartridge is somehow magic, not sweet or soft but really beautiful with verve and precision - and going to the heart !
A really great cartridge. I think it is a must for the vinyl lover
thuchan
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Tbg, the London Reference and the former Decca cartridges are completely different, even not from the same company although it should continue the tradition. I had the Garrard 501 TR. Try the Kuzma 4 Point or any other heavy arm on the Garrard. You will love it!
thuchan
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Tbg, you are faster than me. The airpump of the Bergmann should be very good (as the TT is too of course!)
thuchan
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It seems not so many people have experience with the Deccas or Moving Iron cartridges.

There have been some changes: The mass of the needle mounting system was minimized by half. The bearing which carries the diamond is shaped in an L-form and does transfer the signal into electrical energy with just 1 mm of the transport way.
There are many indicators from the design aspect why this should be one of the best cartridges at all. Nevertheless the production quality improved too which used to be a small problem in the past. The differences between the Deccas are not that much anymore.

It is easy to detect that this cartridge is one of the most natural sounding transponders ever built. It displays the tone and sound like it was recorded – maybe a problem for digital ears.
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