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In Reply to: RE: Help Needed Picking Good Tonearm for Kenwood KD-750. posted by BigErik on April 24, 2016 at 06:25:43
I'm a huge fan of Kenwood tables, and I've owned the 750. The arm on that is a very good one, made by Jelco. If I were to put a new arm on that, I would give serious consideration to the Sony PUA-1600 as well as the Audio Technica AT-1010. If you're serious about using an SPU, then you'll want to reconsider a low to medium mass arm. Again, the stock arm can accommodate an SPU, and the SPU you should consider is the Ortofon Royal N because you don't have to use the old fashioned bake-lite headshell. I've used the Royal N on my Kenwood KD-990, Sony PS-8750, Luxman PD-444 with the AT-1010 and Denon DP-72L. I've also sold more than a few of them. It's Ortofons sleeper cart, because everyone that buys one loves it and the enthusiasm does not subside. I now prefer it to the Cadenza Bronze.
If you stick with the stock arm, do not forget to consider a good 3rd party headshell. The Ortofon wood headshell is excellent, and so are the Orsonics.
"Hope is a good thing. Maybe, the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
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Thanks for the response.
While I admire vintage arms, both the Sony, and in particular the Audio Technica (what a cool looking arm!), I'm not keen on buying used arms from unknown or questionable parties (ebay?), especially when there are no parts available for them. Nor are they exactly thick on the earth. There would be a certain elegance in running one of those on the KD-750 though.
BTW, how did you know the stock arm is a Jelco?
Like I said, I really love Kenwood tables and I've owned a bunch of them. The KD-770D, KD-750, KD-990 and the L-07D. I still have the KD-990.
There's a lot of info out there on the KD-750. There are UK based sites that really delve into vintage Japanese gear, tables and arms certainly among the discussions. These guys really know their stuff, and they've done some fantastic mods. anyway, it's been made known that Jelco was one of the primary sources for arms found on many Japanese tables during the 70's and early 80's, as was Audiocraft. In Audiocrafts case, they were brought in by Audio Technica to build the AT-1010. Think about that. A manufacturer who had built their fair share of great arms had AC build the best arm they ever marketed. Pretty wild, at least to me.
So, if it's a new arm you're looking for, my advice would be to consider a couple things. First, you want to get into SPU's, which are a lot of fun. But the arm has to be medium to higher mass to optimize the performance of an SPU, otherwise get friendly with resonant frequency issues due to compliance mismatching. And I think with the Grado's you've mentioned, that's a good possibility. If you opt for a medium to lower mass arm to compliment the Grado, then you'll have mismatching with any SPU or heavier cart with low compliance. That's why the arm you've got has its advantages, and believe me, it's a damn good arm.
But I get wanting to try something new. The Jelco 750's are really nice at the price, and I'd imagine an improvement over the Kenny arm. I'd also give consideration to the Ortofon arms, again especially if you want to play with SPU's. I think system synergy is really important and you'd have gobs of it with that combo.
I'd also consider Clear Audio. They make underrated arms, and damn good carts, and the synergy between the two should be assured. Plus, I've never seen anyone retro a CA arm on a vintage Japanese deck like yours, so it would be pretty unique and really pretty to look at as well. There is one consideration with CA arms, and that's the way anti skating is adjusted. If you have to reach the pillar from underneath, that would be impossible with the bottom cover on it.
Speaking of the plinth, you should research what others have done to make the plinth a bit more inert and resistant to acoustic feedback. I used modeling clay at various places, and it made a positive difference.
"Hope is a good thing. Maybe, the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
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