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RE: target arm/cartridge resonance when playing 78s?

All valid points but in this particular situation, not the full explanation for the sound of the DL301 in my 12g (Technics) arm.
I use fluid damping and my DL304 has a very flat response all the way up from the presence band to the upper HF band. It has a higher compliance to the highest of the two DL301s I have, but has different damping characteristics so perhaps that is the main difference.
I happily use higher compliance MMs such as the Shure V15V/SAS and Pickering D4000 which don't exhibit the same trend in the frequency response which leads me to think that the DL301 response is a deliberate voicing. Don't get me wrong, it's not "bad" sounding! Just that in my system it requires EQ in my recordings to restore correct tonal balance.

BTW thanks for the link! Very handy :)
Regards Anthony

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