The Shure Era IV tonearm resonance test and the Telarc 1812 Overture.
My old SL1200 was fitted with a Shure V15 III cartridge. With the cartridge brush down I thought it could track the 1812. A close look at the cannon shot grooves showed the cartridge/arm skipped over the shot leaving a detour scratch.
With the brush up this combination literally flew off the LP during the resonance test as do most other arm and cartridges. My current Well Tempered / Benz Micro RubyZ can track my other unscratched copy of the 1812. In my limited experience the Well Tempered arm is the only arm that manages the Shure tonearm resonance test all the way through. There must be others.
My old SL1200 was fitted with a Shure V15 III cartridge. With the cartridge brush down I thought it could track the 1812. A close look at the cannon shot grooves showed the cartridge/arm skipped over the shot leaving a detour scratch.
With the brush up this combination literally flew off the LP during the resonance test as do most other arm and cartridges. My current Well Tempered / Benz Micro RubyZ can track my other unscratched copy of the 1812. In my limited experience the Well Tempered arm is the only arm that manages the Shure tonearm resonance test all the way through. There must be others.