Question: what should I be listening for to determine if this is not
a good match?
You can listen for LF distortion and observe the woofer cones for extraneous movement.
High Compliance Cartridge With Low/Med Mass Tone Arm
I am using an Art 9xi with a SL 1200G turntable.
Dyn Compliance on the cartridge is 25 after converting from
the Japanese standard. Tonearm mass with stock headshell is 12 grams.
The stock headshell is the lightest I can find.
Using the Vinyl Engine Cartridge Resonance Evaluator, the
resonant frequency comes in at the middle of the 7Hz yellow area.
I know this is not Ideal.
Question: what should I be listening for to determine if this is not
a good match? What negative sound characteristics would be
apparent?
Thanks for any input.