What a head-scratcher this was for me–which tonearm fits the Luxman PD-444.
First, Your Tonearm Compatability Depends on Your Arm Base/Panel
If you are here, you know that the PD-444 uses two interchangeable Arm Bases. Here are the original types of Arm Panels, with their original (and currently ludicrous) prices:
- Arm Panel TP-SG (General Use, ¥ 2,000)
- Arm Panel TP-MT (for 3-Point Screw-Lock Arm, ¥ 2,000)
- Arm Panel TP-LH (for Thick Shaft Arm, ¥ 2,000)
- Arm Panel TP-LS (for SME, ¥ 2,000)
- Arm Panel TP-X (Common Arm Base Diecast, ¥ 2,000)
These two arm bases came with my PD-444. They are the TP-MT and the TP-LS. The TP-LS has the larger hole and the 4 screw holes, the TP-MT has the 6-pointed star.
| Name | Suitable Tonearms | Accessories |
|---|---|---|
| TP-SG (for general use) | DENON: DA305, DA307, DA303, DA302 FR: FR54 GRACE: G940, G840F, G707, G545F, G860F, G860FB, G960, G565F, Σ 709F, G945 ADC: LMF-1, LMF-2 AUDIOCRAFT: AC300C, AC400C EXCEL SOUND: ES801 |
• Washer to fix tonearms • Arm Rest |
| TP-MT (for tonearms whose arm-base is fixed by 3 screws) | STAX: UA-7, UA-70 FR: FR64, FR64S GRACE: G704, G714 MICRO: MA505, MA505L ORTOFON: RMG212, RMG309 SAEC: WE308, WE308SX Yamaha: YA-9 (from YP-800 Turntable). |
• Washer to fix tonearms • Arm Rest • Screws (2) |
| TP-LH (for tonearms of larger arm-base shaft) | FR: FR66S VICTOR: UA7045, UA7082 TECHNICS: EPA100 AUDIOCRAFT: AC 300/II, 400/II, 3000, 4000 |
• Arm Rest |
| TP-LS (for SME only) | SME: SME3009SII, SME3012, SME3009SIII | • Screws to fix tonearm base. |
| TD-X | Arm-base die-cast | • Fixing screws |
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