What Cartridge & Armwand on your Schroder

Hello Dgad,
For your arm, ZYX and Dyna have been mentioned(use the aluminum cart mounting plate) and I would add the Audionote(Kondo)IO-J and the 47Labs-Myabi(not the regular one).
The earlier carbon fiber wand has it's own signature, a brighter character(more pronounced high frequency armwand resonances), quite to the liking of some who's system it might suit better than the less resonant("smoother") character of the wooden armwands.
It is more the treatment of the wooden armwands, not so much the type, that determines the sonic outcome. Damping unwanted armwand rsonances without dulling the sound is the goal.

Cheerio,

Frank

AudioFeil International

In the Ikeda my resonance is between 9 & 10 Hz.

Frank,

Thank you. The IO-J is too much but the 47Labs-Miyabi is tempting. What does anyone know about the Airtight Cartridge?

I use an Allaerts MC1b on my original carbon Model 2; I am very happy with this and have other things to spend my money on (such as my wife's Steinway!).
The rest of my system is Platine Verdier, GT Audio Battery PSU for the PV, Tron Meteor tube pre (predecessor of new Tron Syren), Quad IIs and Avantgarde Duos.

I don't doubt you Dgad. However, my experience shows that the UNIverse, Airy 2, and Airy 3 perform better in tonearms with medium (10-18 gram) effective mass such as Tri-Planar, Vector 3, SME, etc.

I'm sure the Ikeda does a fine job but it is not the ideal match.

Good luck!!

Hi Frank
Its always good to hear your insights about tonearm design. I hope your back is improving.

Topoxforddoc
I hope you are getting a Hamburg Steinway. Actually there are a lot of other excellent alternatives, including Sauter, C Bechstein, Grotrian, Bossendorffer CS. I play on a Sauter upright grand and love it.