New aftermarket plinth for Technics SP 10 MK2/MK3/R from Acoustand

@whart 
"Arm looks like a Clearaudio TT2"
Yes, you are correct.  I must have misunderstood and that he only built the plinth.

I should be ok with a heavy plinth as the floor is concrete and I plan using a Vibraplane 2210 isolation platform I bought years ago and it is waiting for a custom plinth.

@lewm 
As whart observed, the tonearm is a Clearaudio TT2, I must have misunderstood and he built the plinth only.

Dear @rich121 : Good that you found outthe plint for your MK3 that you was looking for.

However I think that the FR64 is not a good match for the FR1 and Susurro cartridges due that the resonance frequency between the tonearm and cartridges is ar around 6hz-7hz that is below the " ideal " tonearm/cartridge resonance frequency: 8hz to 12hz and prefered if 10hz.

You own too  a really good ( IMHO better than the FR ) tonearm in the Technics EPA 500:

" Technics has researched the problem of cartridge/tonearm matching and developed the worlds first ( and unique ) variable dynamic damping system, used in its EPA-100.

By matching the damping characteristics to the compliance and mass characteristics of the cartridge, Technics has succeeded in greatly lowering the low-frequency resonance peak of the cartridge/tonearm assembly. "

You can get the EPA 250 arm wand ( one alternative ):

" The EPA500 tonearm features interchangeable arm units, titanium nitride tapered pipe arm, dynamic damping system, Gimbal suspension arm base for various arm units.

The EPA-500 has further expanded on this concept so that you will now be able to obtain performance from your cartridge by selecting a tonearm wand with the most suitable effective mass, arm resonance and damping.

The EPA500 tonearm features interchangeable arm unit ".

I owned the MK2 turntable, EPA 100 and EPA 500 tonearms and owned too the Moerch 6 but never the 8 ( the 6 very unstable bad tonearm. Btw a copy-cat of the japanese Highphonic model.  ).

In my opinion the more critical relationshipin the analog front end is between the cartridge and tonearm. Yes the TT is important too but not so critical like the tonearm/cartridge matching.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS.

R.

owned too the Moerch 6 but never the 8 ( the 6 very unstable bad tonearm. Btw a copy-cat of the japanese Highphonic model.  ).

I have set up the Morch DP8 with a variety of cartridges, it’s not a great arm.

The Kuzma 4Point left it for dead with the same group of cartridges mounted on the same turntable.

Morch designed the original arm in 1981, Highphonic took it to the Japanese market around 1985.

Dear @dover   : I own several Stereo Guides ( Japan in japanese language).

It’s a book  ( 700pages ) that appeared twice each year and with no advertasing or

any article of an audio subject, it’s only a guide of Audio items.

Well Highphonic started before 1985 and was founded by ex-Denon workers and one of its first cartridge was the MC3 at begin of 1982. I owned the MC-A6 and the MC D-15 where this one is even to today top quality standards an outstanding cartridge.

A few times I found out a few differences with other " bibles/sources " in specific of the start market date. So my reference is this Stereo Guide. Could be wrong? yes but who really knows.

Other problem with the Morch tonearm is that develops several kind of resonances and as always exist audiophiles that like those resonances but me as you just do not like because degrades the quality LP recording.

R.