Hi friends
I had the occasion to get a FR 24 mk ii for little money, so couldn't resist.
The tonearm seems to be in good condition, I haven't been able to test it yet.
I am on the lookout for a good cartridge for it, and haven't found any information about the mass of the arm, so maybe can somebody here tell me the number? (All I could find was that it was playing very nice with "most" cartridges. So, not that much, or precise, information)
For reference, I have attached everything related to the arm I have found.
(The txt file "ve_fidelity_research_fr_24_mk2_jp-ocr-DE" is a german OCR-translation of the manual, edited a little bit. Lots of nonsensical stuff in there.)
PS: I am wondering if a AT33PTG/II would be a good fit? I hear a lot of good opinions about AT carts...
PPS: I am still not decided what Turntable I should use it with.
So far, I have some at hand: Thorens TD 125 mk 2, TD 150, Systemdeck III and another nice british one which I don't recall the brand. (That's quite nuts, I know. Once I settled on one, I'll sell the others)
I had the occasion to get a FR 24 mk ii for little money, so couldn't resist.
The tonearm seems to be in good condition, I haven't been able to test it yet.
I am on the lookout for a good cartridge for it, and haven't found any information about the mass of the arm, so maybe can somebody here tell me the number? (All I could find was that it was playing very nice with "most" cartridges. So, not that much, or precise, information)
For reference, I have attached everything related to the arm I have found.
(The txt file "ve_fidelity_research_fr_24_mk2_jp-ocr-DE" is a german OCR-translation of the manual, edited a little bit. Lots of nonsensical stuff in there.)
PS: I am wondering if a AT33PTG/II would be a good fit? I hear a lot of good opinions about AT carts...
PPS: I am still not decided what Turntable I should use it with.
So far, I have some at hand: Thorens TD 125 mk 2, TD 150, Systemdeck III and another nice british one which I don't recall the brand. (That's quite nuts, I know. Once I settled on one, I'll sell the others)
Attachments
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fidelity research fr-24 jp.pdf
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Fidelity-Research-FR-14-FR-24-FR-24-Mk2.jpg -
Fidelity-Research-FR-14-FR-24-FR-24-Mk2-_57.jpg -
Fidelity-Research-FR-14-FR-24-FR-24-Mk2-_57-3.jpg -
Fidelity-Research-FR-14-FR-24-FR-24-Mk2-_57-4.jpg -
Fidelity-Research-FR-14-FR-24-FR-24-Mk2-_57-5.jpg -
ve_fidelity_research_fr_24_mk2_jp.pdf
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ve_fidelity_research_fr_24_mk2_jp-ocr-DE.txt
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ve_fidelity_research_fr_24_mounting_template_nts.pdf
As nobody has answered you so far---- here is some info on it-
https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=4145.150
Its meant for high & middle compliance cartridges , in the old cartridge book I have an AT33 has a recommended arm mass of 6-15g which would cover your arm .
It got a "recommended " but that was the old model "a sheer gusto of a performance " but "untidiness " it probably straightened that out by now .
Test tracking was 1.5g--I have more on it if needed.
https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=4145.150
Its meant for high & middle compliance cartridges , in the old cartridge book I have an AT33 has a recommended arm mass of 6-15g which would cover your arm .
It got a "recommended " but that was the old model "a sheer gusto of a performance " but "untidiness " it probably straightened that out by now .
Test tracking was 1.5g--I have more on it if needed.
Thank you, duncan!
I‘ll give it a go I guess.
(You don’t happen to know the mass of the FR24, do you?)
I‘ll give it a go I guess.
(You don’t happen to know the mass of the FR24, do you?)
In that link the NY guy says-quote- "I found the effective mass of the FR24 as 17 grams".
Read his technical post #2 on the subject.
If anybody has trouble being allowed to access the forum on my link just transfer the URL to a more open browser .
Read his technical post #2 on the subject.
If anybody has trouble being allowed to access the forum on my link just transfer the URL to a more open browser .
Ok I found it, although #2 doesn’t mention any technicalities…
Anyway, thank you very much for pointing me to the thread and digging out the information!
I‘m very curious to see how it works… (but that’s fore a more distant future than I‘d like it to be)
Anyway, thank you very much for pointing me to the thread and digging out the information!
I‘m very curious to see how it works… (but that’s fore a more distant future than I‘d like it to be)
I bought an FR-24Mkll about a month ago and mounted it on a modified Empire. I like the arm very much and I'm enjoying the music coming from the combination, but - you knew there was a a 'but' coming, right? - I didn't get an FR headshell. I bought some typical Technics type headshells, but they may be a bit longer than the original FRs so that even with the cartridge all the way back in the slots, I can't set a 15mm overhang. The FR alignment seems to be very close to the Stevenson alignment so I printed a protractor from VE and reset the cartridge by turning it slightly in the headshell. To my ears, the sound gained a slight but welcome refinement.