Dear Jw61, agreed with Prcinka.
I love the FR-64s tonearm and believe it still is today one of the very best pivot tonearms. If I were going for a tonearm to guide low to mid-low compliance cartridges it would ALWAYS be the FR-64s. Todays industry does offer no contender for that kind of MCs. Set up with the Denessen Tractor and a pivot-bearing distance of 231.5 mm the FR-64s will bring you as close to perfecting in pivot tonearm geometry as is possible with a tonearm of about 10" effective length.
Yes, there are other tonearms around - but there is no better around.
I love the FR-64s tonearm and believe it still is today one of the very best pivot tonearms. If I were going for a tonearm to guide low to mid-low compliance cartridges it would ALWAYS be the FR-64s. Todays industry does offer no contender for that kind of MCs. Set up with the Denessen Tractor and a pivot-bearing distance of 231.5 mm the FR-64s will bring you as close to perfecting in pivot tonearm geometry as is possible with a tonearm of about 10" effective length.
Yes, there are other tonearms around - but there is no better around.