Anyone familiar with Ikeda 9 series (cantileverless kind) MC cartridges?


Impressed by the series FR-7 kinds , more in particular the FR-7 fz, I wanted to try some of the

9 C(?) kinds. I was able to buy the 9 C, mk2 but was not able to find much info about other

versions.  There are later versions so I am interested in their possible  ''added values''.

128x128nandric
Thanks my Slavic brother but I would prefer even Russian
translation (grin). 
Hi Lew, I consider your welcome as an compliment from the most
eloquent member in our forum.
Each MC cart has the so called ''tension wire'' which connect
''moving parts'' with the generator. The wire is fastened to
the ''joint pipe'' (aluminum tube) in which front side cantilever
is glued and back side on wich coil is fastened. The tension
wire ''center'' the cantilever and press the coil against the
 damper. By Decca and Ikeda's cantileverless carts there is
also a kind of wire from the stylus to the generator but which
function is not clear to me. My assumption for Ikeda is ''ground
 wire''.  Does anybody ''knows better''? 

@nandric 

Are you referring to the "tie back" string from just above the stylus to the rear of the cartridge that is required to stop the vertical cantilever ( Decca ) and vertical hoop ( Ikeda ) being ripped out when playing records ?