AN Kondo IO-m cartridge - Tonearms to cons

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1253376254&/Ikeda-It-407-12

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1251772631&/Dynavector-Dv-507mkii-best-9-in-the-world

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1254136405&/REGA-RB900

Raul.

Thanks Raul. I have a Graham Phantom (Dynavector XV1-S on it), so this would be a second arm/setup. Will also get an SPU one day for fun, so would be great if the second arm could handle that.

Ikeda woud be great, but would only buy from someone I know well

Certainly the Dynavector 507 is a great option, high up there and can work with that SPU I refer to.

Any thoughts on the Ortofon 309D or the EMT 997 ? I worry a little about getting an EMT set up right - I'd hire a local turntable expert to help, but I'm not a DIU guy on electronics.

Cheers

Dear Hatary, My suggestion needs some kind of introduction.
I was very amused with the consternation about 'cart ranking in the Japanese Stereo' . Particulary by the owners
of some very expensive carts. So I thought:the Japanese are
not stupid nor deaf,so why not?
But to be 200% sure I also bought the German magazine LP with the review of Phase Tech P-3G. Then I got my 200% 'insurance' and bought the cart. Alas...no match to my
(then) combo Triplanar-Jubilee. So I 'composed' an sell-story with mentioning all the awards this cart got in Japan. But I was curious about the 'why' question and thought:this have something to do witht compliance. Alas I had no concrete idea what '8um/mH' means. How this translates in your 'cm/Dyne', Raul will,I hope explain.
But then I got my new Reed L 2A (29gr.eff.mass) with Pernambucco tube (www.turntables.lt).
UNBELIEVABLE! Meanwhile my Triplanar got as present an new
Benz Ruby 3 but this combo is no match for the Reed l 2A-P3G.
So I now also understand why Dertonarm is so persistent about this,say,'concept' COMBO.
Regards,

Nandric... so you kept the Phase Tech and found magic in the combo with the Reed arm? I have to say, I've never heard of the Reed arm, but that doesn't mean much.

Thank you, will look into it (site doesn't seem to have a dealer/distributor list)

Dear Hatari,According to Albert (Porter)there is an gentleman,Stive Dobin (USA Importer). But this is,alas,all
I know.
BTW I will never part from Phase Tech P-3G. I.e. for the time being.
Regards,