Tonearm for Technics SP-15


I have a Technics SP-15 turntable with a Grace 707 arm and a Grace F9E cartridge with a Soundsmith new stylus.  This combination sounds great but is limiting.  The 707  tonearm has a fixed headshell and it does not allow me to easily swap other MM  high compliance catridges or match compliance requirments MC cartridges.  Suggestions welcome from those more expert than I.  

arneama22

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my friend has a unit in a plinth with a dust-cover. it looks like OEM Technics to me, I could check. Grace arm is in a circular removable board, also looks OEM, with a long oval cutout for various lengths.

removable arm board looks like this

(seller says fits 9 or 12 sme arms

That one looks like an SME cutout. Several arms use that mounting- it allows the arm to be moved to get the right geometry.

will the Victor 7082 fit SP15?

Of course. You can use any arm because the SP-15 is designed without its own plinth, like the SP-10.

OTHER ARMS with VTA on the FLY that fit on the SP15?

Triplanar would be an obvious choice and would suit the SP-15 nicely. They originated the adjustable-on-the-fly VTA tower design used by VPI, Durand and others.

Triplanar