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Cartridge Selection? Help

My ORACLE DELPHI V needs a new cartridge to mount on it's VPI JMW arm. The pre-amp is an SONIC FRONTIERS SFL2 SIG. or a MARK LEVINSON #25 with high-gain card.

Amongst others, I am considering the following:

Ortofon Rohmann MC
Lyra Helikon Reg. or SL
Crown Jewel Reference

These all sell for around 2k U.S. new or $600 - $800 "used".
My difficulty is in calculating the cartridge mass with that of the tonearm in order to obtain the optimum balance.

Would you analog experts point me in the best direction(s)!

Thanks, Colm
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sean
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If you can post the effective mass of the arm and then list the mass of each cartridge and its' compliance rating individually, i can post what the resonance frequency "should" be according to theory. Of course, this will vary somewhat as there are production tolerances on everything that is man made. It will at least give you something to work with. Sean
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PS... I won't be home until late tonight, so don't hold your breath waiting for a response during the day. Hopefully, someone else will be able to help you out if you are able to find the pertinent information.
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