Question on FR 66s

Dear vinyl-o-philes, it is perhaps a bit late to chime in but I haven't noticed this thread until now.
For the FR 66S enthousiasts: I don't want to be the fly in the ointment, but some experts (like Jonathan Carr of Lyra) say that the FR-66S rings as hell.
What is your response to this statement?
I also have a technical question for you. I own a FR-66S myself, which I'm using with a SPU Anniversary 85. The length of the SPU is 52 mm instead of the 50 mm recommended by Ikeda.
So the effective length of the tonearm is 2 mm above the specified length and the overhang is more than 12 mm as specified.
What should I do to get the right geometry: leave it this way or adjust the S2P distance to 297 mm (295 mm is specified)?

Chris

So Chris, As an owner of the FR66S, what do YOU think of JCarr's opinion? There is another guy who posts regularly on the Analog blog who also does not like the FR66S for the same reason.

Dazzdax,
Have you checked the alignment with a good Protractor or Universal Template like the Feikert?
If it is easy for you to adjust the Pivot to Spindle distance of the tonearm....just do it so it aligns with the your preferred geometry (Baerwald, Lofgren, Stevenson).
Dertonarm has his own geometry which works very well for his UNIprotractor.
Just ensure that the off-set angle is OK at the Null Points and you should be fine.

Hi Lew, I believe Jonathan Carr has a point here. Sometimes I do hear something that you can call ringing when comparing vinyl playback with digital.
Of course it is not a proof this is due to the tonearm only because many other things can also contribute to this phenomenon.
Moreover, I find the bass reproduction is not state of the art: it is rather pompous and lacks definition and slam.

Chris

Hi Henry, I use the protractor which is supplied by the manufacturer of my turntable, Acoustic Solid. It is a Feikert like protractor.
Using the DB Technologies for the off set angle check at the null points.

Chris