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Fidelity Research FR64 Black Limited Edition

Hello, i have a Fidelity Research Black Limited edition tone arm which came on my Denon DP-80 turntable i bought quite some time ago.
Anyways i cannot find any information what so ever on this particular tonearm, anyone have one or seen one before?
I posted on another forum with no success.
I am thinking i have something that is very very rare and possibly a one of a kind.
I was told from the person i bought it from which got it from a millionaire's estate that the person was friends with the owner of Fidelity Research and traveled to Japan often.
Anyone see one or have one?
Thank you.
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lewm
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At any rate, all 64fx's are black.  Either that or black is the norm for that particular model.  Other differences between fx and S versions have been mentioned in previous posts.
lewm
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Voraratc, The "S" not only does not stand for "steel", it also does not stand for "Silver". Most of the silver-wired FR64Ss with which I am familiar have a decal on the arm tube that says "Silver inside", or similar words. (Mine does.) Other than that, Dertonearm has told us the difference between an FR64 and a 64S, see above. Dertonearm is probably the most expert in the Western world on FR64 and 66 tonearms.

When I first saw this thread a year or more ago, I wondered whether the black FR64 could have been an FR64fx. All of those were black, or all that I have ever seen. The fx is made of black anodized aluminum (I think) for a lower effective mass compared to 64S and 66S. They are readily available, if one has patience to shop. Apparently, it's not an fx.
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