Graham Phantom1, Kuzma Stogi Ref, Naim ARO

Does the equation change if I add the Basis Vector 4 tonearm to the list ?

On the FR series of tonearms.......I can't add much more to that which Syntax has stated.
As he rightly points out.........the REAL 'Test of Time' is the 'price' the 'Market' puts on these 30+ year old tonearms.
There is currently only one FR-66s available from TopClass Audio at over $10,000!
Unlike works of art where one 'mad' buyer can pay a ridiculous price for a single work........there are hundreds of these arms in the market place and yet not enough to satisfy the demand of serious connoisseurs?
Yes.....there are those audiophiles who don't 'get' the FR series arms, and I am simply unable to explain this because unlike most other items of audio equipment where subjectivity can be used to explain preferences.........the FR arms simply allow every turntable and cartridge to give of their best?
Hard to explain also....is how such high-mass arms are equally comfortable with low-compliance LOMC cartridges as well as high-compliance MMs?

Hey Syntax,

Yes, the Blues, like the Fidelity Research tonearms, they both have famously met the "Test of Time" standard. Thomas, thank you again for those nice evenings where the air and mains are clean and clear, super!

Pani, I am with Syntax here; find yourself a nice FR-64s w/B60, and even better, an original silver-wired version, super...done, that chapter will be closed for you, finished! This tonearm will treat you very well; it is simply amazing when you find a design that correctly meets the intersection of geometry and physics.

BTW, these Fidelity Research tonearms...well, they are termite-proof...;-).

Cheers!
Alan