FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms

@nandric

Dear chakster, Ikeda IT-345 ’’armwand’’ is not made from steel.

I remember Carr’s comments, but ...
There are at least two versions, the latest/modern is CR-1 (i have no idea what does it mean), but my version is earlier from the 1996 and if you will translate it here then you will see "arm pipe made of stainless steel".

My IT-347 is not glossy mirror finishing like those modern Ikeda tonearms, but a much better old school matte grey finishing (except for the arm pipe which looks just like the arm tube on my FR64s). The price for my version was 210 000 Yen in 1996. 

Santa came early this year with some stuff i could only dream about. This is Ikeda IT-345 dynamic balance tonearm in rare matte finishing. Another pearl is a brand new Miyajima Kansui cross-ring MC cartridge in Tanzanian hardwood (known as ‘mpingo’). 

Just bought the IT-407. Should I use the anti-skating or not?

Read the manual regarding anti-skating and buy Hi-Fi News TEST LP to adjust it.
I think you have to use it, but don't add too much

I’m just getting a FR66S fortunately, may I have any recommendations of Tonearm cable well match with FR66S?

Silver or copper made is better?

Thanks a lot!