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Originally Posted by Robc33
I am very glad I read this thread. I have an Innovation Wood TT with the Universal 9 arm. It looks to have an effective mass of 10 grams. I have been wanting to buy a Koetsu cart. I was not aware that the Koetsu carts will not play nicely with my arm. I was also looking at the Benz LP-S as well. It sounds like that would be a better match. Thanks for the info!
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I have tried a Koetsu Jade on my Clearaudio Universal 12" arm and it was just not a great match - dull and lifeless
As you improve the pairing, the Koetsus come alive with dynamics and "breath of life".
Just by "feel", yes around 10g effective mass for the Universal seems about right. The Graham Phantom Supreme did better with Koetsu, but the Fidelity Research arms (FR64fx and FR64S) do much better yet. They are both old and the 64fx sell used around $1400, which makes them a bargain especially when pairing to Koetsu. Their bearings don't even have to be in perfect condition (I have three examples, 2 with a tiny bit of "play" in the bearings), and they'll still smoke the Universal and Phantom in this application. Must have to do with the energy management? I'm not sure, but the sonic pairing is magic.