IKEDA SOUND LABS IT 407 tonearm

Designed and built by the old Isamu Ikeda. Way back in 1967, Ikeda-san founded Fidelity Research, a celebrated Japanese firm that left its mark on the analog world with its tonearms (FR series), cartridges (FR-1 and MC-202) and step up. By 1986 he had founded Ikeda Sound Labs, specializing in low-compliance moving-coil cartridges and high-mass, transcription-length tonearms.

The Ikeda 407 is GREAT with the high mass, low compliance cartridges, like Ortofon SPU and the EMT TSD15SFL; with this combination you can obtain a magical sound, emotionally involving and very tactile. A FUN way to listen to music with a GREAT performer.

Specifications

Ikeda IT-407CR1 (Long Arm)

Type: Dynamic balance

Overall length: 388mm

Effective length: 307mm

Overhang: 12mm

Tracking error: +2°～　- 0°35'

Stylus force range: 0g ～ 5g (in 0.5g step)

Mounting hole diameter: 31mm

Arm height adjustment range: 25mm - 60mm

Max. arm board thickness: 35mm

Cartridge/Headshell balance range: 6g - 38.5g

Headshell weight: 17.2g

 

 

Mono in Mono: PIERRE CLEMENT L7B Mono Cartridge

As most audiophiles know TRUE MONO cartridges are built only to pick up signals of the record in the horizontal plane.

Mono pressings sound more lively, have depth perception and less noise.

Is also faschinating to experience the excellence of mono recordings in the manner that they were meant to be heard and enjoyed at that time.

Among the many mono cartridges which I have had, this Pierre Clement is one of my favourites.