Thanks guys. Love the 3 arm setup!
forgot to add that I’ve seen an original 774 and wondered if that would go OK with K9
Tonearm for Michell Focus One
My turntable is a Michell Focus One bought in 1986 and still running well.
Current cartridge is a Linn K9 with a brand new ML stylus.
It originally had a Linn Basik LV V arm that I replaced many years ago with a Basik Plus. Not a huge upgrade, but a definite improvement.
I often wonder about further tonearm upgrades and have seen some interesting £@Bay items around £250-350 such as:
Mission 774 - always fancied one of these
SME3009 Series II un/improved ?
Rega RB300
Any opinions about whether this would be a worthwhile move, and as I want to keep the K9, any possible issues with compliance matching between arm and K9?
Or indeed any other arm choices
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I had the SME 3009 on my Thorens TD124 TT for many years, loved it. Had Shure's last V15Vxmr cartridge with beryllium cantilever (until I broke the cantilever) Combined with the Thorens very heavy (9.5 lbs) platter, it produced the best bass I ever had. Sadly, the Thoren's bearing's tendency to transmit vertical motion (my flexible flyer wood floors) I eventually sold them. |
There are various versions of the Mission arms, some highly respected. Mine is the budget one made by Jelco. https://www.vinylengine.com/library/mission/774lc.shtml Nothing special, EXCEPT, it has a very short rear counterweight section which I needed to add a 3rd arm on my TT within the dust cover when on. I use it for MONO cartridge ready to go. Also, it is a small diameter base (very close to my JVC's TT’s wide rim); and easy mount. In my case, the base was threaded for 3 screws from below. I drilled those holes all the way thru and surface mounted in with 3 black wood screws. Mine has a delayed drop when lowering the arm lift lever, an asset when using it backwards.
luckily for me, the seller knew how to measure properly and give me needed answers. |