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RE: it's not just about the cartridge

Just one more thing to keep in mind about MC cartridges, and in particular LOMC, is that they typically have a much stiffer suspension to deal with the motion of the cantilever which carries the coils. Perhaps this isn't mentioned often enough, but the stiffer sprung MC cartridge produces more vibration that travels through the cartridge body and on into the armtube.... then into the pivot bearings. A cheaply made tonearm will not handle this added vibration well, resulting in pivot bearing chatter and the signal degradation that goes with it.

You want a tonearm that is known to work well with LOMC cartridges. Otherwise you may never get to hear the true potential of these higher end cartridges. And that is just one of the other extra things you need when going from MM to LOMC.


-Steve


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