For the moment though, I can’t get enough of this Funky stuff and I can’t recommend this arm highly enough either. It’s a true ‘pick-up’ arm in a land of ‘tonearms’. If you can handle the truth, the FXR II is where you start to hear it.
HIFI + Magazine Review
Sonically:
We can do no better than repeat the following from a reviewer who upon comparing FX-R against a £2000+ world reference was overheard quietly muttering:
"It's remarkable how the music comes through when the arm is not in the way"
That has thrust FX-R instantly into super-arm territory.
BUT based on a fully re-worked Rega 301, FX-R is modestly priced.
We believe it currently heads the field - yes it really is that good.
Bass clarity, midband transparency, treble sweetness, all there. Pretty ordinary?
Music makes more sense and the listener is "ever closer".
Against a master tape, FXR II easily distinguishes with smoothness and balance and openness. It shows just how far the gap is closing.
F•XR II is Funk's ongoing ingenuity in revealing more from the groove.
In use F•XR II is very practical:
An easy-change cartridge mount permits convenient cartridge change.
F•XR II's mounting base is Rega compatible yet has fully adjustable VTA.