Looking for SPU tonearm


I currently have a Triplanar tonearm. I am looking for another arm, but one that will handle SPU cartridges. I have narrowed my search to IKEDA IT-407 vs Schroder linear that has been modified by Steve Dobbins for an SPU cartridge vs Woody SPU tonearm by Pete Riggle. I’m interested in all thoughts of which direction I should go.

rbodner

IMO, I would probably lean towards the Pete Riggle Woody SPU tonearm. It's wonderfully adjustable. Can you ever have too much wood? But the other tonearms you mentioned are also great. Of the latter my preference would be for the Ikeda, for no other reason than I owned one and loved it.

I will put in an unsolicited recommendation for the Thomas Schick tonearm as well. Not as pretty as the others but also not expensive (at least pre-tariff). The other two classic tonearms I have used and can recommend are the Fidelity Research FR-64 and Ortofon 309D. You really can't go wrong with any one of these.

I'm currently using an Ortofon SPU Wood A in a Sorane SA-1.2 tonearm. They get along tremendously.