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Tonearm / Cartridge Compatibility

I have purchased an Audio Technica AT-1100 tonearm and want to know if an Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge is compatible. I see comments about tonearms and cartridges being high, medium, and low compliance. If I install the Quintet Blue on the AT-1100 tonearm, how will I know if it is compatible? Will I be able to hear/ recognize the compatibility or incompatibility?

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dover
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Actually there is more to it.

The straight arm tube has an effective mass of only 6g. I would not use this with a moving coil, even though the Quintet is low/medium compliance. You would be better off with a medium/high compliant MM.

The S shaped arm tube is 12.5g effective mass -this will be fine with most moving coils.

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