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As if there wasn't enough in the archives about tonearm mass...

My DV 10x5 weighs 6.6 grams. With the Sumiko headshell 17.8.

Does that take the S.M.E. Ser.2, Imp. to highish mass territory (one can't use the DV with the SME headshell w/o weight-adding shims) and make it unsuitable for the DV's compliance of 12? It's never sounded as good as I had hoped but of course I have no basis for comparison.

The resonance evaluator at the cartridge database has the resonance at 9 Hz, all well and good, but does the 18.8 grams make it unsuitable for the medium compliance of the cart from the standpoint of the suspension? It rides quite low.



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Topic - As if there wasn't enough in the archives about tonearm mass... - Square Peg 01:48:50 04/16/07 (0)


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