Tonearm: Well Tempered Lab LTD MK2

Stringreen, Even with latest improved ltd mk2 version? They use their own geometry and do not recommend any protractors. But which cartridges have you tried with WTL?

Sam, have you tried higher priced tonearms from well known manufacturers before WTL. The LTD mk2 tonearm intself is not expensive but what about performance with high priced cartridges, are you happy with it?

thanks guys

I was thinking about Well Tempered Lab LTD MK2 new tonearm only (without wta turntable) as i already have turntable and it's Technics SP10mk2 with massive plinth. I have two tonearms:

Thomas Schick Tonearm (high effective mass for low compliance cartridges)
http://cs624027.vk.me/v624027872/15f45/5eGh-yR6gDI.jpg

Technics EPA-100 Tonearm (22g effective mass with stock shell for mid compliance cartridges).
http://cs616228.vk.me/v616228872/be57/6H7-Ds3fqfw.jpg

I came across Well Tembere Lab LTD MK2 tonearm recently and it's the lightest one (10g effective mass). According to ortofon information (below) tonearm with 10g effective mass is the best match for cartridges with compliance range from 20uN till 30uN.

I believe a compilance meassured @ 10 Hz in Denmark (not at 100Hz). Japanese standard is 100Hz for Zyx which is 12/15 uN compliance, i believe it would be around 24-30uN @ 10Hz in European/USA standard. Right ?

The below diagram illustrates the relationship between cartridge compliance, tonearm mass and the resulting resonance frequency:

http://ortofon.com/images/hifi/article/service/tonearmsresonans_02_web.jpg

Looking at this information i feel that my ZYX cartridge is not matched well with my current tonearms.

Can we get back to the topic: WTL Tonearm + ZYX
10g effective mass vs. 12/15x10-6 (100Hz) compliance