Static balance'S' Shaped pipe type with oil damping system (See drawing). Single point cross suspension system. 38mm-60mm (Distance between the arm stand bottom and centre of the pipe). This is a high-end Jelco® tone arm by Ichikawa Jewel Co.
The arm is new old stock and still in its original bulk packaging. If you are looking for an'audiophile' quality tonearm, then look no further. It was also used in a number of systems, including the CM Labs and LAD (London Acoustical Developments) turntables from the late 80's and 90's.At 239mm the SA-370 arm is longer in comparison to similar arms listed elsewhere, which measure 229mm or less. It also features a super light weight (8g) headshell.
This arm uses a 6-wire connection, no plug-and-play. Four of the wires (blue-red-green-white). Go to the cartridge connections; the two black wires are grounds. The wires extend 5 past the bottom of the post and are not terminated. The head shell accepts a wide range of cartridges.This type of arm is often referred to as a "Transcription Tone Arm". However it is not a broadcast transcription tone arm, which has to be capable of playing 16 discs.
This item is not available on our website. The item "Jelco SA-370H Transcription Tonearm by Ichikawa turntable tone arm NOS LAD-200" is in sale since Saturday, January 25, 2020. This item is in the category "Consumer Electronics\TV, Video & Home Audio\TV, Video & Audio Parts\Record Player, Turntable Parts". The seller is "lumentech-usa" and is located in Madison, Alabama.
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