I tried my Cantileverless Rowland Complement(IKEDA) in The Groovemaster Titanium which should work fine
this arm also handles Lumiere perfectly
Thank you. I'm thinking an Ikeda 407 would go nicely with it?
Thanks very much. Got a link pls?There is a nice Ikeda 407 for sale in the UK if you are interested?
Thanks very much. Got a link pls?
have you actually listened to/compared Groovemaster Ti
any impressions with what cart and on what tt pls?Yes he had both
any impressions with what cart and on what tt pls?
listening differences between Ikeda and Groovemaster
I know some of theese older arms like 407 and 64 ans 66S are considered more dynamic, but at the cost of refinement...
matches well my previous impressions as owner of both 64 and 66S, but it was along time ago
Howie, I'm the chap Kedar referred to, I just sent you a long rambling email on all things Ikeda and Groovemaster.
Short version the Ikedas are great cartridges, I've owned several both the old cantileverless ones and the current (9TT which is mid-range), very modern sounding, detailed, holographic,, and pretty musical. Kedar loves my 9TT but I tend to listen instead to my Myajima Madake which has fewer fireworks but suits my temperament rather better.
The Groovemaster is a great sounding arm, actually up with the best I think, but falls short of the best removable headshell arms like the Ikeda or M2-12R in fit and finish, and in niceness of handling. Totally personal how much that matters to people. Its also VERY heavy and I would say restricts cartridge choice firmly to low compliance cartridges a bit more than an early Ikeda IT407 like mine. Again depends on your cartridge preferences whether that's significant, no issues with SPUs and the like of course.
I'm switching to the Glanz purely out of curiosity. Been lusting after one since I saw it at at a show a couple of years back. You know how it is.
Were you using the titanium arm wand (now the only one they offer) or the aluminum arm wand version? Just curious......The Groovemaster is a great sounding arm, actually up with the best I think, but falls short of the best removable headshell arms like the Ikeda or M2-12R in fit and finish, and in niceness of handling. Totally personal how much that matters to people. Its also VERY heavy...
Were you using the titanium arm wand (now the only one they offer) or the aluminum arm wand version? Just curious...
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