You want to use a cartridge in a tonearm that resonates at the right frequencies when mounted in the arm so you don not want to use a high compliance cartridge in a high mass arm just like a low compliance cartridge does not work in a low mass arm. The other important factor is gain and cartridge output you need enough gain to match the cartridge otherwise you will introduce noise especially with low or very low output moving coils. A perfect match would be when you arm and cartridge do not distort or mistrack over any loud passages nor do they hum or make noise over the entire record surface.
