Koetsu cartridges - what arms work?

hatari
i use an onyx koetsu on a graham phantom
and i love it!
nice combo
terry

I have owned the Koetsu Urushi & now a Jade. I have owned or own a SME V, a mass loaded SME V, Schroder SQ, Ikeda 407 and have tried a few other arms. IME, the Koetsu loves mass. This means a very high mass arm which lends to the Ikeda. The Bass gets much better & dynamics appear once the Koetsu is in a well controlled arm. Most people who find the Koetsu too soft have only used it in a medium or low mass arm. I don't agree with people who advocate some arms without having tried a high mass design. That is not what the Koetsu is about. Other cartridges might be a different story but not this one. Just use any arm you have & load it w. blue tak to hear the difference mass will make.

I have just ordered the Jade Platinum and when I receive it, will mount it on my Vector 3/ Basis 2500. I had posted a thread on this, and received a bit of helpfull advice. I went to relocate the thread to update it, but could not bring it up. I don't know if this helps, as the Jade is
quite a bit heavier than the wood body Koetsu's. I have not
heard any feedback from or since my thread that gave me
any confidence that my Vector is a good match for the
13.1 gram Jade. It can't hurt to try it, so that is what I
plan to do. I am considering the Phantom, and have heard
the Dynavector arm may be a good match as well. As far as
the wood bodies, I think the choice will be easier. The handfull of arms I would consider would be Basis Vector,
Phantom, Triplanar Vii. Unfortunately, my job may prove
a little more difficult.

Thanks folks. All this is very helpful.

I used a Koetsu on a Morch UP4 (blue dot armwand) for a while. Worked very well.

I used the combo on three different turntables (HW19, Progressive, Oracle Delphi) and it seemed equally at home on all three.

Regards
Paul