Dear @mcmprov : Look, Japan is the bigger tube market on audiophiles and at the same time FM Acoustics has it's bigger market rigth in Japan.
FM Acoustics is out of question on its design or quality levels. If any electronics partner does not mates well with FM then the problem ( you can be sure. ) belongs to the partner never to FM.
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chakster, ''the key to using the arm with high compliance cartridges is to get the counterweght as close to the pivot as possible''. This means, according to me, the question about ''universal arm''. I own Sumiko 800 ( ''the arm'') with 6 counterweights meant not so much for ''compliance'' but well for different cartridges weight. Those 6 are meant for cartriges of 6 g till 26 g. But back than people bought just one counterweight corresponding with ONE cart which people used to own. That is why my sample is so rare. I started an thread ''on what there is'' and got all kinds of reactions except the ''relevant kinds''. Well ''there is Sumiko 800 with 6 different weights '' but its ''existance'' make no sense when nobody is aware ot this ''fact''. |
@nandric examples I have owned or set up are Kuzma 4point, sme, zeta, helius, moerch to name a few. Unfortunately many audiophiles who claim to be expert do not understand the benefits or physics behind getting the counterweight as close to pivot as possible. |
both the kuzma and moerch have at least 4 counterweights of different weights which are combined to optimise their mass and position. By my maths that equates to 24 combinations in each case the helius has 3 counterweights plus 2 small counterweights used in tandem. When you order a helius they ask you for the weight range of your cartridges to ensure optimisation. the 6 counterweights for the Sumiko are quite crude by comparison |
