With all due respect, If you're interested enough to post here about a vague sense that you are not getting the most out of your cartridge, then you also ought to make the effort to learn a little bit about the intricacies of vinyl so you become better equipped to make the most out of what you have. It's really not "rocket science", nor is the study of the art an indication of prissiness (as you imply with your remark about MF). It's kind of fun and sometimes rewarding, you may find.
Tonearm/Cartridge pairing.
Hello to everybody.
My turntable’s tonearm has a mass of 15.6 g (cane + head shell). My cartridge weighs 6.9 g. If I calculate the effective mass of the tonearm the way the maker did (arm’s mass with head shell + cart + tracking force) I get a global 24.5 g mass. The arm + shell mass is 15.5 (15.6 actually); the head shell weighs 10.1g.
My cartridge’s static compliance is rated 20mm/N (I ignore whether it’s @10Hz or 100Hz).
Will someone more experienced than I am please tell me if the cart and the tonearm are suited to each other statically? My cart (Goldring E3) did fine on a friend’s turntable (rega P2) but seems a little ill at ease on mine (Technics SL-1510, ca. 1978).
Opinions welcome,
Thanks
M.