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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
ateal
97 posts
 
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. 
schubert
7,386 posts
 
4000 was a quadraphonic cart..
with ADC you must be SURE to get all THREE collar weights , only way to adjust tracking force .
fleib
1,124 posts
 
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.
lewm
13,162 posts
 
Fleib, I yield to your vast knowledge on these subjects.  I've got a used 4500 somewhere, I think. Never heard it.  I had been under the impression that XSV4500 was in the line with XSV3000, etc.  Now, even as I write this, I am questioning my memory.  I do know the XSV7500 is an analog of the Stanton 980LZS, or no?  What is "U" in XUV?

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