Keep in mind that the effective mass of the tonearm should include the weight of the headshell, the mounting screws, and of the cartridge body itself. Given that that is the case, I find your estimate of the effective mass of 7.5 g to be probably too low, and probably representing the mass only of the arm wand or perhaps the arm plus the standard headshell. Also, you need the vertical compliance of the cartridge not the lateral. All of that said, it seems you want to mate a high compliance cartridge with a rather lightweight tonearm, and that should work with no worries about the math.
Ortofon Super OM40 compliance and tonearm match (I'm getting crazy with the numbers)
Hi all, thanks and sorry if this sound dumb, but I'm getting crazy trying to understand if the Ortofon Super OM40 is compatible with Thorens TP16 MKII tonearm
The tonearm effective mass is 7-7,5gm and the spec for the cartridge is "Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 25 µm/mN" + 5gm weight (or 2.5 if I take the extra weight out)
So my questions are? Are the arm and the cartridge compatible? Should I take or leave the extra 2.5gm weight?
Really appreciate any clarification
The tonearm effective mass is 7-7,5gm and the spec for the cartridge is "Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 25 µm/mN" + 5gm weight (or 2.5 if I take the extra weight out)
So my questions are? Are the arm and the cartridge compatible? Should I take or leave the extra 2.5gm weight?
Really appreciate any clarification
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