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The superlative audio Cartridges and Tonearms had been hand-crafted by Mr. Isamu Ikeda of Ikeda Sound Labs. well-known as a sound master-craftman in Japan, with his dedicated experiences and professional skill for more than 50 years while he had worked as a designer for tonearms and cartridges in a company and then established FR (Fidelity Research Co.) serving as the founder and the president in 1964. When the MC cartridge :FR-1 and the Tonearm: FR-24 were introduced in 1967, many of LP/SP record users had appreciated the quality very much and finally these products got the greatest sales since the Japanese Imperial family also played with. When the MC cartridge :FR-7 and the Tonearm: FR-64 were introduced in the market in 1978, FR had grown up as big as the companies in the 2nd Board of Tokyo Stock Exchange Market and had acquired the patent for “Air-Core Quadrupole Structure” for FR-7 in Japan and in the U.S.A. The new MC cantileverless Cartridges and Ikeda Tonearms have ever been purely designed and developed for audiophiles and sound lovers worldwide by Ikeda Sound Labs. since FR had closed down in 80’s.
You will be able to hear the breath of LP/SPs !
A dynamic balance type tone arm is synonymous with Isamu Ikeda. The material of the main part is hybridized, and the spherical center block thoroughly eliminates external influences.
By increasing the maturity of its expressiveness, it has become a product that can maximize the performance of not only the IKEDA9 series but also various cartridges.
