@daveyf
Agreed. I've run the Benz Wood SL, Gullwing, and LPS on my Clearaudio Tracer arm (9.5g effective mass) with success. Tracks well, sounds rich, but detailed. The resonant frequency was about 8hz IIRC. Also ran an Aidas Gold (recommended by Solypsa) which mates well, and has a resonant frequency of just shy of 9hz. @michaellent is onto something with those vintage MM and that low mass arm though! I'm currently running a Stanton 980 and it rocks, literally it is the best tracker I've ever experienced. Very dynamic and vivid presentation taboot. Resonant frequency is between 7 and 9hz for that, strangely there are two peaks, one at about 9 and the other at 7, but tracking is superb. I wanted a change from MCs, so I'm running this Stanton for a while, will put the Aidas back on sometime soon. I still love the Aidas @solypsa!
MC for Low Mass Tonearm
With my table's low mass tonearm I am sad to see only Ortefon and Sumiko MC carts available. Please offer suggestions for other carts/brands that might work with an 8.5gm arm. <$3000.00 budget
My System:
Pro-ject RPM Table / EVO Carbon 10 inch arm 8.5 gm mass and very rigid
Into all Aric Audio front-end: the 'Transend MM phono pre' (12ax7 and 47ohm), '6SN7 Linestage Preamp' and 'Transcend Push-pull' amp into ZU Soul Supreme.
My current carts are MM and MI, Grace F9e and Soundsmith The Voice. Both are hi-compliance (+22cu).
Will I be able to best those with a $3k Moving Coil cartridge? The Voice is really nice!
I'll know that I need to purchase an SUT.
Bent