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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You can also look for a Technics Epa 250 multipurpose, on-the-fly adjustment for this arm too saving several dollars compared to the Epa 100 .... the natural match with the SP15


 

The 250 comes with 3 different arm

To be precise, I would like to underline that Epa 500 is only the common base for all arms compatible with this.
Then there are these barrel interchangeable for base Epa 500
Epa 250 has an S-shaped barrel and a shell with an interchangeable ​EIA attachment.


Barrel with fixed shell
Epa 501 H
Epa 501 M
Epa 501 L
Epa 501 E
Epa 501 G

each arm has a limited range of compatibility with the cartridges to be used depending on compliance


 

  • is designed without its own plinth, like the SP-10.



this is not correct, for the SP10 you need at least a 10.5 "arm any other arm below that size would be too short and at rest it would remain bent towards the platter.