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Nature of Koetsu carts
Btw I’m running an Ikeda 345 tonearm (heavy) with theidler drive Jean Nantais Mk ll. Jean seems to have a thingfor Koetsu carts and this looks like a good combination to me. Any comments? 
Modern carts based on ortofon spu?
I’ve seen an almost conventional cart from Ortofon.i believe it is called the Royal.  One just needs anOrtofon headshell to mount it. 
Nature of Koetsu carts
Maybe I should buy that Urushi after all.  The re-tipping program is rather expensive though. Thanks for the input gentlemen. 
Looking for a Phono pre around 1K
Have you seen the Sutherland PH3D? Runs on a pack of 16 D cells. Playing timeis said to be 1200 hours and has been derived from more expensive units bythis company. 
Tonearm recommendation
Go for the DP-8. Get the heavy wand option. No bearing to speak of. Brilliant design. Case closed lol.