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Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge

Dear,
I am considering the Jelco SA-750D ARM

http://www.jelco-ichikawa.co.jp/e_tone_arm.htm

for Colibri Gold LW cartridge. The effective mass of this tonearm is 20 grams. Do you think this tonearm would work well considering the fact the cartridge is only 5 grams?

Thank you

Anatoliy
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audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
Actually the masses of the cartridge and tonearm are both critical.

Their combined mass, in conjunction with the cartridge's compliance, determine the resonance frequency which in turn affects overall performance.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
Personally I would look for a more tonearm friendly cartridge and there are dozens available from Dynavector, Lyra, Benz, Clearaudio, Audio Technica, etc.

Also, don't restrict yourself to moving coils. There are many terrific moving magnets/iron (current and past) to choose from. The Audio Technica AT-150MLX is a monster perfomer at its' price.

IMO

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