Arm for 1210

[keith1962]

So looking for the best arm recommendations that will fit a 1210 which already has MN bearing, Hynes SR7, Isonoe and Tenuto. Cart is Shilabe and headship is Arche.

[Audio Al]

Whats your budget for the arm ?

[keith1962]

I am pretty flexible. Just looking for suggestions at present. What is the ultimate and what is the best bang for buck? I would always go with the latter usually but I don't even know what I am limited to due to mounting distance. Totally new to the deck and looking at options before I decide whether to go this route or get a 301 and use my Audio Creative arm. Will an FR64 fit for example?

[krugdoktor]

Well, that´s a fine turntable and deserves an equally fine arm. A quite extreme recommendation would be the Dynavector 507 Mk2. Have not heard this combination but it´s a dream–arm.
A personal recommendation is the SME M2—9r with the Isonoe armboard. I use this arm to good effect, it has an downforce adjustment and antiskating compensation that goes up to five grammes which is useful should you ever plan to use an Ortofon SPU. My other arm is an SME V which is only slightly better.

[Ammonite Audio]

The Dynavector has very low effective mass in the vertical plane, so would be a disastrous partner for the Shilabe; and SME arms are also too light for such low compliance cartridges. The FR64S is one if the finest choices for these cartridges and can almost certainly be made to fit (its mounting is 230mm) but a bit of cunning might be required to ensure reasonable access to the arm’s height adjustment screws (not at all impossible). I’d recommend having a chat with Speedy Steve since he may already have fabricated a suitable Technics arm board for the FR arms.

Another plus for the FR64S is that assuming it’s bought at a fair price, it will always retain its value. The slightly lighter FX models should not be overlooked - the 20g effective mass is actually just enough for a Miyajima and in any case the Arche headshell is quite heavy so the combination is still pretty much optimal.

Edit: I should add that the inherent SRA adjustment provided at the Arche headshell means that the tonearm height issues frequently encountered with Technics decks are not in practice a problem.

[Cycleallday]

This Audiomods arm is currently on my 1210 but is destined to replace an SME V on my Michell TT.

These are hand made to order but do use a heavily modified Rega arm tube and are my favourite arm. This particular one has been tuned to suit my cartridges and replaced my SME V which I sold a few weeks back. I found the SME a bit too polite but this arm gives the same detail with more life. A few photos below - note the ease by which VTA can be set

[Audio Al]

I Had a http://www.analogueseduction.net/ton...c-tonearm.html

on my highly modded 1210

I may be for sale if you are interested £800 firm , Its a super arm fully de coupled , had it with several high end MC carts , Its also double boxed

see here https://www.originlive.com/images/pd...-Review-09.pdf

[Dubster68]

I Had a http://www.analogueseduction.net/ton...c-tonearm.html

on my highly modded 1210

I may be for sale if you are interested £800 firm , Its a super arm fully de coupled , had it with several high end MC carts , Its also double boxed

see here https://www.originlive.com/images/pd...-Review-09.pdf

Very nice arm Al


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[Ammonite Audio]

I did a loose mockup of my FR-64S on the SL-1200GR and mounted at very close to 230mm, in one of my own Technics armboards (albeit the SME version), it does look like there would be little trouble using the FR-64S in a Technics SL-1200/1210.

[Audio Al]

Very nice arm Al


Yes thats fr sure Mick