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RE: Compliance.

Posted by user510 on December 29, 2016 at 14:54:01:
Already covered below. As a rule of thumb the total arm/cartridge system needs to resonate within a range bewteen 8 hz to 12 hz. In general practice it does mean that high compliance = a soft spring. Low compliance = a stiffer spring. Typically high compliance cartridges are matched to low mass arms and low compliance cartridges are matched to high mass arms.
Yes, you need to consider this before spending any hard-earned cash on a new cartridge. Typically a Denon DL-103R is a low compliance cartridge that works better with higher mass tonearms.
That is one factor which must be met.
In my initial post to your thread I made note of the quality of mfr on lower cost tonearms. Regardless of their effective mass, their ability to handle spurious vibes traveling through the arm without chattering the pivot bearings is also a factor.
-Steve