BEST TONEARM FOR HIGH COMPLIANCE MM


Dear 'gonners'

I have a lovely Pickering XSV 4000 MM cartridge. I understand this to be from the heyday of high compliance MM cartridges when the correct tonearm was lightweight etc.
As a result of this I have decided to have 2 arms on my turntable - one for this, and another for my Transfiguration Temper V
I already have a Moerch DP6 and am considering a light arm wand, but I was simply gonna use this for my Temper V.
Can someone recommend a tonearm from the heyday of light arms in the 70's that will be suitable - thanks
lohanimal
Dear lohanimal: In the past that kind of tonearms was the " fashion " nothing more than that. Please don't worry of what people said in those very old times.

Yor cartridge is around 30 cu ( tyhe same as the Stanton similar model. ) and remember that comes with that damped brush. 

What tyou have to look for is a well damped tonearm and that's all. If you want a vintage one you can't find nothing better than the Technics EPA 100 or the Lustre GST-801 where in both cases your cartridge will shines!

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
Isn't the cartridge called "XSV4500", not "4000"?  If not, then I have learned something new.  Never heard of the 4000.  You've received several excellent replies to your question; I think they're all good ideas. To add to the data set on the Unitrac, this is also one of Win Tinnon's favorite tonearms.  But what strikes me is that if you own a Moerch, can't you get a second arm tube for it that is medium or low mass, and just go with that?  Might save money and the aggravation of mounting a second tonearm.  And the DP6 with a medium to low mass arm tube will likely be at least the equal of anything else mentioned.

I can second the ADC LMF 2 tonearm. At 8 grams it is low mass but yet built very well and super easy to operate and adjust. I have used it and been very happy with the results. 
4000 was a quadraphonic cart..
with ADC you must be SURE to get all THREE collar weights , only way to adjust tracking force .
All the XSV 3000 through 5000 could be used for quad. They had response to 50K.  I think these came after the 4-ch era and not many cared. The 4500 was XUV not XSV and was a 4-ch cart. These had a quadrahedral tip. The other extended contact tip was stereohedron.