Exotic cantilever materials - worth it?

[Johan K]

If you can find an Ikeda 9C mk III, it is also one of Ikeda's cantileverless cartridges, and very desirable. Being cantileverless, the Ikeda & Rowland cartridges do not have a traditional rubber / elastomer suspension, and thus can have a lifespan unlike most moving coil cartridges in which age dries out the 'rubber' suspension.

Set-up and tonearm compatibility were a bit of a challenge, but get them right, and it was (is?) quite a show stopper in sound

I will read about it when I get the time. Thank you.

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

one thing that distinguished the Rowland Complement from the Ikeda 9c was that the RC had 2 neoprene balls acting as "pneumatic" suspension
this was comissioned by Jeff for his particular iteration of the 9c