Nobody talks about the formidable Fidelity Research FR-64S or the Schick or the Scheu Classic (12") ? My turntable is Verdier, it can take almost any tonearm, at the moment I use an ARO. It is a very well sorted arm but not exactly ideal for 103 and TSD-15.
Cost no object tonearm for DL-103
I know the concept sounds silly to spend top dollars for a tonearm to use with 103, I am just looking for a high quality tonearm to use with cartridges like the Denon, EMT and the likes. I have tried the vintage SME 3012 but it lacked resolution for my taste. My question is, should I look at vintage tonearms like the Fidelity Research FR-64S, EMT 997 etc or are there are modern tonearms that would do better justice to these cartridges ?
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For the DL103 and R you want an arm of at least 16grams effective mass. If you look through the spec chart on every arm you might consider, you'll find how the manufacturer rates its arm for mass. But keep in mind that an arm of lower mass can usually be increased simply by adding a head weight between the cartridge and headshell. Additionally, many arms are offered with add-on weights for the counterweight end. This allows you to accommodate cartridges like the DL103 which have stiff suspensions that require more weight over them to keep the stylus in the groove. 16G to 20G for the DL103R. There is more to know but this is the short version for matching up arms and cartridges. Additionally, you can calculate at what frequency a given arm and cart match-up will resonate by a short formula. The idea being to have the arm/cart system resonate between 8hz and 12hz. Here's a link to a page with more info on this subject: http://www.theanalogdept.com/cartridge___arm_matching.htm -Steve |
Dear Pani: +++++ " the formidable Fidelity Research FR-64S... " +++++ formidable for whom, the FR tonearms are the ones with higher self generated distortions out there. That some people are unaware of those tonearm generated distortions or that they like that kind of distortions does not means the arm is " formidable ", certainly it is not: I own it and only stay with to compare how a tonearm has not to performs. Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
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