Help me understand compliance!


Hello all,
I have a Rega Planar 25 with an RB-600 tonearm. I am at a loss with words like compliance. What weight/ compliance combination is correct for a cartridge for this tonearm? I’m looking for the correct weight and compliance so I can go shopping. Also, any recommendations/ experience with cartridges on this rig would be appreciated. The rest of the system is a Conrad Johnson premier 11a power amp, sonic frontiers sfl-1 preamp, B&W 804s speakers and a MF lx-lps phono preamp. Cables are Musica Bella emberglow speakef and ic
thanks in advance!
skipper320
skipper320

Showing 1 response by yeti42

Korf Audio have an interesting take on it, there ae 4 blog posts and a handy calculator.
http://korfaudio.com/blog67

Using the Ortofon calculations my 18g Schröder with an SPU Royal N should resonate at around 10Hz, on a HFN test record it actually throws a wobble at 7Hz lateral but nothing at 6 or 8Hz vertically, nor at any other frequency for that matter.

As above, use a Rega cartridge with a Rega arm and you won’t go wrong, they’re made for each other.