SPU Royal N on an SME V arm?


Hi all,
anyone that has experience to relate about an Ortofon "SPU Royal N" (naked no SPU head-shell) on a SME V tonearm?

Using a ML326S preamp with 326S phono-boards and PASS 350.5 with Burmester 961 (modified)
axelwahl

Showing 1 response by jcarr

The FR64S has the highest mass, while the FR64-fx has somewhat lower mass. Both FRs are long out of production. The S-series is more sought-after, but tends to sound worse unless you need the extra mass (damping the armtube helps significantly).

The Ikeda IT345 is closer to the fx than the S, and it can be had in a detachable headshell version (like the FRs) or with integrated one-piece armtube. Build-quality is better than that of the FRs, and I like the sound better, too (even the detachable headshell version). The Ikeda is currently in production, so you simply need to locate a dealer.

All of these have dynamic (helical spring-loaded) VTF capabilities. hth.