What's the tonearm mass of the Premier FT-3

Thanks much! I'll check out the site. Do you remember the list price for the FT-3 arm? I'm just curious. I bought a used SOTA Sapphire turntable over ten years ago and the FT-3 was on it. For some unknown reason, I assumed that the arm was probably an entry level arm; so I bought an entry level cartridge - Benz MC20. I probably should have stretched and purchased a better cartridge.

But is the FT-3 a good arm or not? Was it a $200 arm when new or was it $1,000. Donna from SOTA wasn't sure but guessed it was around $900 new. Does anyone know?

Sdcampbell,

I've been unsuccessful registering at the Vinyl Engine. Seem to be in a permanent Catch-22. I've registered and received a confirming email, but when I go to log in I get the message that I have specified an invalid userid or password. I've re-registered and get the same response. I can't find a way to bring this issue to anyone's attention. Seems you have to be registered and logged in before you can access anyone. If you have any suggestions, I'm open to them.

Loon,

The Benz MC20E cartridge on my arm weighs 4 grams and has a compliance of 8. You state that damping fluid is recommended for low compliance cartridges like this one. How would I utilize damping fluid with my older SOTA Sapphire table?

John
PS thanks for the data