Ikeda Sound Labs
IT-345CR1
Introduced 2011$10,100 MSRP
The IT-345CR1 is a hand-built 9-inch Japanese tonearm from Ikeda Sound Labs, a small maker closely associated with the late Isamu Ikeda's cartridge and tonearm designs, sold through specialist analog dealers such as Artisan Fidelity and reviewed for its rich, tonally sweet performance in high-end Japanese-inspired systems (IKEDA Sound Labs official; trueaudiophile.com review).
MSRP
$10,100
Used market · Good
$4,005
-60% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $10,100 at launch to $4,005 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $10,100 USD
- Weight
- 1.25 kg
- Overhang
- 15 mm
- Effective length
- 245 mm
- Headshell weight
- 17.2 g
- Tracking force range
- 0–5 g, adjustable in 0.25–0.5 g steps
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