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Question on FR 66s

For some reason, search on FR 66s in agon did not turn up anything much. I recalled that recommended S2P distance is 296mm rather than 295mm and Stevenson geometry seems to work best. Is this correct? I already have FR 64s which works very nicely with Koetsu. In general, does FR 66s works well with the more modern cartridges, Lyra, Air Tight, Dynavector etc.
I am kind of curious to try it but not sure what to try it with. Beside those mentioned on my system page, I have Kiseki Blue, XV-1s and Miyajima Zero on hand currently.

Thanks for any suggestion.
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jperry
2,475 posts
 
Try looking for information at vinyl engine. I have a friend that uses one with a Koetsu Rosewood
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syntax
2,193 posts
 
P2S:
Mounting Distance is 295mm

Geometry
Well, it will work with whatever you choose or prefer. Most Arms have Problems with Stevenson based on Design flaws, the FR-64s /66s go easy through the most demanding inner tracks.

Cartridges
The energy transfer from that Arm is unique, Cartridges which are designed to move their energy via Headshell into the connected Arm, work very well with that Design. Koetsu also. From my experience, it is THE Arm for Koetsu. Never found a better match with those carts.
Never had a weak result with any - modern - cartridge I used, no reason to worry.
May I suggest to use good cartridge leads for the Headshell you prefer. Most stock leads are inferior, try Oyaide, Orsonic..the performance gain is interesting :-)
pani
1,220 posts
 
Syntax, dont you think the effective mass of the tonearm also plays an important role on the sonics given the compliance of the cartridges ? Is it good to use a cartridge with compliance of 15 on a tonearm with 30gram effective mass ?
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